That's all, folks.

You're looking at the entirety of my holiday decorating.

The Circle of Life, Again

We found this poor soul on top of the mailbox recently.  It's highly unlikely that its demise was due to natural causes.  I'm thinking somebody's dinner was interrupted.  There's a red-shouldered hawk that lives nearby, and dozens of blue jays, and several barred owls.   Now that the leaves are off the trees, birdwatching becomes a lot easier.  Maybe next time we'll catch the whole act, not just the remains.

Frost

We had our first hard frost last night.  As soon as the sun came up, I went out to try to get some photos.  The knockout roses in the front yard seem to be my go-to subjects.  Today they were salted with ice crystals. 

Even though the leaves have been changing (and falling) for weeks, the first good frost really brings home to me the changing of the season.  Today it came with the time change from daylight savings to standard time.  Very appropriate.  Winter is on the way.