I woke up this morning to brilliant sunshine and the smell of brine and fallen apples deliquescing into the frost-crisp grass.
No, the photo is not an apple tree. It's the tree directly outside my office window, taken first thing this morning. It's a neighbour to the north who has an untended apple orchard. The squirrels love it. The raccoons love the squirrels. The coyotes love the raccoons. I love the life and death drama (and the wonderful smell). Ah, recycling in Seattle...