Changes in Autumn

While I have lived in many places, it wasn’t until I moved to the Pacific Northwest that I started to really appreciate the seasonal changes.

Autumn in particular feels dramatic in Washington state. Thick fog rolls in as Japanese maples of all shapes and sizes transform into a wide spectrum of deep reds andvivid yellows. Mushrooms emerge in seemingly every shady nook, and the light and skies take on dramatic turns. The rain begins to set in for many months to come and the days get darker and shorter.