Here & There

Zusha drew a sun in the park with chalk. Isn't it the cutest? He did it all by himself.


A cute little kitty that lives on our block.


FIGS! There are a few fig trees around here, and the fruit seems good.


City pigeons are nuts. Completely. I was feeding them, and they were actually trusting (read: dumb) enough to stick their little birdie heads under my shoes.

This is a bush that grows across the street from us. I am constantly amazed and awed by it- the color that it turns in the fall is unbelievable. It starts with a few leaves, at the tips, and slowly the entire bush becomes a bright magenta color. The house in front of which it grows is old and was just fenced off to be torn down. I know they will take the bush down, too. I just hope they won't touch it until next fall. It is really an amazing sight to watch, and I was planning to show it to the children every fall. Doesn't seem like it will happen, though.

Fall carpet...

Interesting berries...


Bee collecting pollen


Twilight


A cricket in the city in the winter. I tried to get a better picture of it in full, but the boys were climbing all over me to see. :)

This scenery is totally uncharacteristic for the city. It looks like some wondrous mountain region. But no, those are just clouds, radiant with the sun beaming off them, and framed by majestic autumn trees.