stormy weather

two storms in a week

and now

 ” the remnants of Super Typhoon Songda are expected to hit the west coast late Saturday afternoon”

so while #2 was blowing itself out

I went in search of autumn leaves

starting in Beacon Hill Park

where the Canada geese were loudly announcing their presence

Garry Oaks are an important part of the southern Vancouver Island ecosystemand in the Mayor’s Grove, with trees dedicated to Victoria’s past mayors

(can you see the ladybug)?

a squirrel is stockpiling for winterthe ducks are doing what ducks do

a colour palette of decaying leaves

and a selection of lichen for future dyeing

an ancient ginko tree, not yet turning yellow

but gathering raindrops

then on to the Ross Bay Cemetery where the trees are beautiful any time of year

and the deer roam freely out on the Strait of Juan de Fuca a tug struggles against the rising wind