Fall doesn't really happen until December in Pasadena. And by early January, the trees have shed their leaves. Of course, in California, people dislike a messy yard so before there is time to enjoy them, the gardeners have blown the leaves away...
I remember my joy as a child to stomp through the fallen leaves in Westlake. I even remember how good it smelled. This is the most beautiful time of year. Why can't the leaves stick around a little anyway? I texted our gardener, asking him not to come for a week or so and not to blow them away... but there he arrived. Today we actually took the leaves back out of the trashcan and sprinkled them back on our back steps because I love them so much. It’s like a beautiful carpet of leaves and I enjoy them. Chris sprinkle them perfectly because the bottom picture is the one that Chris did and the top one is the one that nature did. It’s a weird California obsession about lawns and landscaping. 
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