Fall

News flash. The pecan trees are officially tired and retiring for the next few months. I hesitate to call it winter, because, as we know, there is very little that is identifiable about Houston winters. Other than trees without leaves, that is.
So here we have it. The pecan leaves have turned golden, and with every breeze, we get a shower of yellow outside of our window. Before we moved into our temporary office quarters downstairs, we missed seeing this shower because we were looking out on the tree tops. That has its own advantages in that you could see everything happening on the lawn of the house, but here, we get to see the comings and goings of the visitors and staff (and listen to the very loud window-unit air conditioner).
I do love watching the leaves fall. The gardens seem to be a little confused though. Some of the camellias are already blooming, and the oriental magnolias keep putting on buds like they are trying to. That would make them about 3 months early. Oops.