October 17

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Pumpkins at the grocery.

I believe this is a calendula.  Love the trio of points at the end of each petal.

Catalpa.

Barberry.

It seems to sadly be the case that an awful lot of the dogs in my neighborhood are not friendly.  They are afraid, it seems, and some of them are of the "the best defense is a good offense" school.

I was happy, on the 17th, to talk to two very nice dogs who were glad to talk to me.

One was the across-the-street neighbors' boisterous and active pug, and the other was a tall black great Dane I hadn't seen before.  He was very nice, and happy to check me out for anything sniffable.  I bet he could have washed my face without taking his front feet off the ground.  Very tall.  A nice boy.

Walking on.

Maple.

If someone told me I had to guess, I'd say dogwood, but...........

Maple.

Oak.

Maple.