Arboretum

Friday's weather was perfect for an outing.  We took a friend and went to the Arboretum (on the other side of Pinnacle Mountain.)  The goal, besides having fun, was to observe the sights, sounds and smells of fall.

The boys drew a picture of this stand of trees.  My *hope* is to return once a month, around the first of the month, through spring to record the changes in the scenery.  I had wanted to come earlier, before the leaves started to turn, but life has a funny way of getting in the way sometimes.

There's a paved circular path in the Arboretum.  We walked to the very back (trying to get away from road noise) to record with words what we saw, heard, and smelled.

 Then of course we ran back to the van.  Everyone but me.