Autumn is falling

One difference between California, especially So Cal, and Germany is the presence of seasons. In Germany, autumn is upon us. In case you were wondering, fall officially started on September 22 at 15:44:16 UCT or Greenwich Mean Time (at least according to Wikipedia). And here in Kandern, it sure looks it. We are starting to see trees just kissed with red and a slight dusting of orange. It is beautiful to watch the colors start to turn.

Here is a picture from a hike we took on Sunday. These are the hills just overlooking Kandern.

Side note: We really are in a very rural area here. We saw a man drive to the grocery store on his tractor. A tractor. I wish we had a picture of this German farmer, driving away in his tractor with a big, warm pretzel.

Another sure sign of autumn is the growing number of pumpkin stands along the roads. We stopped at this stand to buy some gourds...

We made our purchase from a very friendly old man, all in German. He even threw in an extra gourd, "just for me" he said. We have a little display of gourds at our door, just like all the Germans. I figure if summer isn't going to come back, I might as well celebrate fall!