My neighbor passed away recently, and the last thing he sent me was this article, saying:

Nelson,
Just like you said, Leave the Leaves.
Say hi to the baby.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/realestate/leaving-leaves-yard.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E8.Jf3w.7lDs8ILxs_JA&smid=url-share

I don't normally share the New York Times, but this one is special to me.

One thing I learned from the article is that leaves are useful to wildlife all year round, there's no time of year where you can destroy or remove them without hurting creatures living in them.

#LeaveTheLeaves #leaves #lawncare #fallenLeaves

My neighbor passed away recently, and the last thing he sent me was this article, saying:

Nelson,
Just like you said, Leave the Leaves.
Say hi to the baby.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/realestate/leaving-leaves-yard.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E8.Jf3w.7lDs8ILxs_JA&smid=url-share

I don't normally share the New York Times, but this one is special to me.

One thing I learned from the article is that leaves are useful to wildlife all year round, there's no time of year where you can destroy or remove them without hurting creatures living in them.

#LeaveTheLeaves #leaves #lawncare #fallenLeaves

The last hues of autumn at Shimogamo Shrine🍂🍂



This shrine is known as one of Kyoto’s latest spots for autumn foliage.



📍Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City



#photography #fallcolors #fallfoliage #leaves #nature #japan #kyoto #shrine #travel

One more batch of striking photos of the temples Nanzenji (南禅寺) and Eikandō (永観堂) along the Eastern Mountain Range of Kyōto or the Path of Philosophy (哲学の道).

The first batch, including climbing up the huge gate of Nanzenji, is at https://hcommons.social/@SteveMcCarty/115706568145190275

It hasn't been reported in the Japanese language news, but I heard sirens and ducked into the back of Nanzenji to walk along a little-known path along the mountainside by the old canal that runs from Lake Biwa to provide fresh water to Kyōto. But the rescue trucks went to the exact same place, and I saw rescue crew looking into the canal, and men going up with at least one stretcher. I didn't stick around, though, and I left, past gawking East Asian tourists. What did they want to see? I just wanted a contemplative walk, but it was an odd coincidence.

Open access publications on Japan: https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology

#Japan #Kyoto #autumn #maple #leaves #nature #culture #travel #Buddhism #Buddhist #temple #sightseeing #photography #photos

One more batch of striking photos of the temples Nanzenji (南禅寺) and Eikandō (永観堂) along the Eastern Mountain Range of Kyōto or the Path of Philosophy (哲学の道).

The first batch, including climbing up the huge gate of Nanzenji, is at https://hcommons.social/@SteveMcCarty/115706568145190275

It hasn't been reported in the Japanese language news, but I heard sirens and ducked into the back of Nanzenji to walk along a little-known path along the mountainside by the old canal that runs from Lake Biwa to provide fresh water to Kyōto. But the rescue trucks went to the exact same place, and I saw rescue crew looking into the canal, and men going up with at least one stretcher. I didn't stick around, though, and I left, past gawking East Asian tourists. What did they want to see? I just wanted a contemplative walk, but it was an odd coincidence.

Open access publications on Japan: https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology

#Japan #Kyoto #autumn #maple #leaves #nature #culture #travel #Buddhism #Buddhist #temple #sightseeing #photography #photos

The last hues of autumn at Shimogamo Shrine🍂🍂



This shrine is known as one of Kyoto’s latest spots for autumn foliage.



📍Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City



#photography #fallcolors #fallfoliage #leaves #nature #japan #kyoto #shrine #travel

In the garden just after sunset.

#bloomscrolling #leaves

宝登山神社の夜 （12）
#紅葉 #神社
#leaves #wander #photography

In the garden just after sunset.

#bloomscrolling #leaves

Happy yellow Silent Sunday!

#SilentSunday #Photography #Photo #Autumn #Leaves #Fall

宝登山神社の夜 （12）
#紅葉 #神社
#leaves #wander #photography

Leaves turn yellow at Tuanjie Park with Potala Palace seen in the distance on October 22, 2025, in Lhasa, Tibet.

Photo by Gongga Laisong



Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/10/photos-fall-colors-october/684705/

#fall #autumn #autumnvibes #autumnphotography #landscape #tibet #tibetan #lhasa #asia #nature #leaves #treeleaves #photography #palace

森林公園の夜 （4）
#紅葉
#leaves #wander #photography

森林公園の夜 （4）
#紅葉
#leaves #wander #photography

A cloudy morning turned into an almost hot and bright early afternoon. There were some colors remaining to enjoy.

📍 Deer Lick Park, GA

#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescuedog #photography #FujiFilm #park #autumn #leaves #colors

Sound on you can hear the #leaves falling and the #birds chirping

Sound on you can hear the #leaves falling and the #birds chirping

A cloudy morning turned into an almost hot and bright early afternoon. There were some colors remaining to enjoy.

📍 Deer Lick Park, GA

#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescuedog #photography #FujiFilm #park #autumn #leaves #colors

saw this beauty on our walk

#fall #autumn #leaves