A SUNDAY - DIFFERENT DAY DIFFERENT LAKE

 Walked along the trail by  water over at Lake Arrowhead.  It's always a treat when autumn arrives in the mountains.  Of course, nothing like the northwest, the Sierras, and  back east which I can spend hours looking on instagram for  fall colors in Vermont and other places.  But, we aren't at the peak yet - still have almost a month to go before some of the best colors show up in November. 

Mainly the colors we are getting are from aspens, black oaks, scarlet oaks,  sweet gums (liquid amber), dogwoods, and some redbuds.  November according to last years photos is when it really starts to get colorful.    

There are still several boats in the docks but a lot have been stored until next spring.  

WENT TO A FAVORITE TOWN OF MINE YESTERDAY

It's quite a long ways now from the mountains (almost 50 minutes or so) so we don't go there as often as we did when we didn't live in the mountains.  It's always a pleasure to go there - to this University town.  We had to do our monthly shopping and it wasn't too hot yet, so a pleasant day in the 80's.

Anyway I passed by this beauty and of course had to take photos.  I took many yesterday but I'll just post these two today.   What attracts me to this one is the architecture and the entry way outside, the brick steps and then there are those beautiful simple  chair cushions.  I  really want to spend an hour or a year  sitting outside watching the world go by in Claremont, Ca.

THIS RUSTIC BEAUTY IS IN WRIGHTWOOD, CA - FRONT PORCH POST

I thought after going through my Wrightwood files where I use to live in 2012 to 2013, after we sold our house, that I need to drive over there soon and take a walk.  I loved this area but the house we rented for awhile was too big and Wrightwood was rather isolated from everything except the high desert area which I really disliked having to drive through  to go to the grocery store.

When we moved to Crestline what I loved the most was all the nature around and other mountain towns to hang out in that were close by.

I may post some other favorites of mine from those years.