Peak Foliage

Bush's Pasture Park
600 Mission St SE
Salem, OR 97302

Leaving

NW Water Ave
Albany, OR

Mellow Yellows

Salem, OR

River Renaissance

Willamette River
Salem, OR

Seasons Are A Changin'

Tree Nursery
5706 Riverside S
Salem, OR 97306

Rain, Rain Go Away

Wallace Marine Park
200 Glen Creek Road NW
Salem, OR

It turned out to be a pretty soggy day. I still managed, though, to walk through a couple of the city's largest parks, Riverfront and Wallace Marine Park and collect a few images to post. This fallen leaf was wedged on one of the fenced areas separating the many fields of the Softball Complex. During drier months, you can catch a softball tournament just about every weekend. This time of year the players are replaced by grazing geese, south for the winter.

Creeping Vine

Jonathan's Oyster Bar
445 State St
Salem, OR 97301

Fall in the Vineyards

Ankeny Hills Vineyards

South Salem, OR

Autumn has hit the vineyards and grapevines. All of the harvesting is done for the season and all that is left is for the leaves to drop and the wait to taste whether the crop was a tasty one. I unfortunately (or fortunately) have a very low tolerance for tannic acid and have an adverse reaction to wine = big, fat headache. I am left to only admire the scenery.

Fallen Leaves Hide a Path

US Bank Building
302 State Street
Salem, OR

Autumn leaves along the US Bank Building, Salem's oldest financial institution, founded 1869. I was lucky enough to capture this image before the city's diligent maintenance crew swept/blew the leaves away.