Leaves falling, at last

In Seattle, autumn happens in, well, autumn, and the leaves are long gone from the trees there by now.

But the trees in Tokyo are just now turning colors. Here's a sample tree from Arisugawa Park near our house this week.



It's been clear and cold, with temps in the high 40s or low 50s in the morning, nicely warm in the sun, and then quickly cold at sunset before 5 p.m.

I don't know when ski season starts here, but skiing in the Japan Alps is supposed to be fantastic. We'd like to go somewhere in December to test the theory, if we can get our vacation-planning act together.