It's that time of year again....

[GrahamS]

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[PFMcFarland]

Lovely, Graham. We're just getting mostly browns and yellows around here, though sometimes a particular area will look nice, such as along city streets, or in a park where the more ornamental varieties have been planted. One of the trees up here on the hill that usually goes bright red went directly to brown because of a short drought we had in August.

PF

[OpenWater]

Us too, PF. We had the second wettest June~July on record, then apart from a little rain recently the rain just STOPPED. There is a little color in our leaves, but they are mostly just drying on the trees. I'm glad you have some real color, Graham.

[GrahamS]

All gone now - blown right off the trees by the infernal gales we have had over the last two weeks. The present storm is named "Barney!"

[Martolod]

i know what you mean.......we have 40degree (C), sun sun and more sun......unbearable

[GrahamS]

Considering that we have acclimatised and find +15C unbearably hot, I don't think we would survive +40C!

[Martolod]

Considering that we have acclimatised and find +15C unbearably hot, I don't think we would survive +40C!

...and too think we are only half way through spring......