Over at Sharon Park, our early fall rains have brought out the first new growth in the woodland grassy area just beyond the park – slowly replacing the golden grass of California summer.
As the day’s shadows lengthen toward December, California’s fall moisture kicks in and re-boots the growing season all over again – following months of no rain at all – making it a very pretty time for an afternoon stroll through the woods. Soon the new grass will be too tall. In the spring of the new year, the goats will descend upon it to nibble it bare.
Elsewhere in the park, the mulch is arriving as the park caretakers grind up the fruits of this year’s growth elsewhere. The aromas in this new fall mulch are a special treat for our dog’s nose! And, the ducks are back — having arrived in quantity a few weeks ago.