Winter is fast approaching and the leaves are stacking up on the ground. I spent a day last week walking around the Portland State University campus and the SE Portland neighborhood of Ladd’s Addition taking photos with my Hasselblad before the leaves get scooped up and hauled away. Unfortunately, the ones in my neighborhood were too efficiently removed yesterday. Didn’t even get a chance to go kick a few around. I guess with the rains coming, from now until June, the leaves have to go to keep our storm drains clear.

a tree on the sidewalk points to another

Park blocks

Lincoln watching over the Park blocks

yellow car, yellow awning and yellow leaves

shuffling through the leaves in Ladd’s Addition

piling up

yes, this cat is pooping

yellow swing and leaves in Ladd’s Addition

yellow tree, yellow awning and yellow leaves

yellow house and pumpkins
When the rains arrive in Portland we tend to hunker down and read…..a lot. I have a stack of ‘must reads’ waiting for me. Do you have any books on your ‘to read’ list for the winter months ahead?

looking into the student union

students reading at PSU

on campus
Update on scanning: only 6 rolls to go from my trip to SFO.