Fall Comes to Chico

Today was another cool and rainy day here in Chico. In fact, the temperature was warmer in St. Paul than here.Yesterday, a tornado touched down just south of here near the town of Yuba City and a significant amount of snow accumulated in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Suddenly fall has arrived! By afternoon, things had cleared up enough for me to take a walk around our neighborhood. Here are some of my pictures of fall here in northern California.

These are all taken from the Lindo Channel which runs directly behind our house. The Channel is dry now but will be interesting to follow as the seasons change. It sounds like it will be a fast moving stream by spring.

I love the trees in the area, especially the cyprus trees, which I identified incorrectly in one of my earlier posts as cedars. I also love how the palms just randomly appear on the horizon. They are just a little jarring to my midwestern sensibilities.

Cyprus

and palm

As I returned home through the neighborhoods, I took some pictures of houses, signs, and a place of worship. Have't seen any synagogues or mosques yet:)

Go Obama!

I leave early tomorrow morning for my circle tour of the US. In St. Paul for birthday celebrations (among many other gatherings), New York for an anniversary, Massachusetts to visit friends, DC for Halloween, Duluth for a wedding, and back to MPLS to see high school friends. Looking forward to seeing you all! Maybe I can convince you to come and visit Chico soon!