On Oct 22, 4:36 pm, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> Grew up in the the mid-west, but moved to Texas, then LA. I miss lottsa
> things about the mid-west (thundershowers, warm summers, etc.) that I
> also found in Tokyo. This time of year, it's leaf-viewing. Anyone making
> any trips? I remember both Inogashira and Kouganei parks gave me my fixes.
>
> I'm thinking of taking a couple days off and visiting my daughter on the
> East Coast just to see some reds, yellows, and oranges.
>
Hasn't been a great year here in Tennessee. We had a big cold snap a
month or so ago, and a lot of rain with high wind that blew some
leaves off, then it got really warm and then cold again. It's confused
the trees, I think. I was in the Smokies last weekend and it was so-
so; lots of trees shed their leaves early this year, leaving large
gray gaps in the scenery.

John W.