Winter's a-coming

It's a dull, overcast day today, with occasional drizzle. Nights and mornings are definitely cooler, and we have put the winter duvets on the beds. Not quite cold enough to put the heating on. The pictures above are of the view from the back of our house, looking towards the storm drain. When the weather is dry, people park on the drain but when it rains, the cars all disappear - you can see why in the top picture, taken a couple of weeks ago after a couple of days of steady rain. Interestingly, the drain didn't flood until after the rain stopped - the water comes down from the hills, leaching out of the porous soil and tumbling towards the rivers.

The second picture was taken today - the creeper is fast turning red, which is really pretty.