It must be fall

[sun_set_bravely]

The air is crisp outside and it's cool enough inside to snuggle under the thick covers without a fan blowing all night long. And I had the impulse to have oatmeal for breakfast today. Tonight, I might even make homemade chicken noodle soup.

Another tell-tale sign is that the stinky fruits are falling from the trees along DeKalb, and being crushed into fart-smells by pedestrians. When I went on my bike ride on Sunday, the guys in the park were picking up bags and bags of them.

This means we get an extra hour soon, right?

Comments

[eleanor.livejournal.com]

Those are ginko fruits.

Ginkos were imported from Japan sometime in the 1800s, and with good reason. They're the perfect urban tree; they have shallow roots, are attractive, don't spread too much, and resist pollution. THe foul smelling fruits of the female ginko is the only disadvantage.

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Really? As in ginko biloba? That's fascinating! I feel better knowing the name of the tree now, because "stinky fruit tree" just wasn't cutting it for me.

[eleanor.livejournal.com]

Look at the leaves. They're very distinctive, and haven't changed for squillions and squillions of years. Ginko leaves can be found in fossils.

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

luckily for me, i'm playing Keith Secola, so Crowded House
can just stay out of my head for the day!--though i do like
SOMETHING SO STRONG.
~paul
ps: how many in a squillion, El?