School

Few more days and school will be out of the holidays.

Grey Day

We been having an inversion which is normal for Boise.  Frosty cold days and nights in town while up in the hills it is 20˚ warmer and sunny.

Cold

It is only December and I am already tired of being cold.

Red berries and snow

Anyone Home?

Armory

The old armory built in the 1930 as a WPA project is now being reworked after sitting vacant for many years.  I do not know what it will house but it good to see that it was not torn down.  It already looks better.

White Berries

Do not know the name of this, heard snowberry but do not know.  It grows on a small to medium size bush.

Pipes

Pipes for something at Dad's retirement apartment complex.

Rainwater Runoff

Catch basin for runoff

Bike Tunnel

The 9th Street tunnel along the greenbelt/bike path.

View...

From Dad's apartment.  Looking east toward the Boise foothills.

Poinsettia

It seems earlier every year the rush for the holidays and the holiday dollar.  Found a large display of poinsettias at Albertsons on Fivemile

Market

Last of the small neighborhood markets:  The Roosevelt Market.  Boise.

Table and Chairs

Still used on warm days.  Lunch or perhaps a coffee break at the Roosevelt Market.

Bag of Leaves

In the older neighborhoods of Boise where the trees are large and numerous it is a big deal come autumn with raking of the leaves.    Here I have 35 bags of leaves waiting for city to pick-up for composting.  Next week I could have another batch. 

Fruit

Mini crabapples

Gate

The thingy on the top of a garden gate

Vote Here

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is election day.  City council and a couple of bonds this time. 

First Snow

The first snow of the season.  Just a light dusting of snow and none sticking to the roads. 

Theme Day: Heights

November theme: Heights

Time to clean out the rain gutters, again.

Street Sweeper

Cosmos

Still a few flowers the frost hasn't gotten yet

Rust

I do not know what it was but the rust is cool.

Courtyard Tree

A red maple tree in the courtyard of the Boise Castle on Warm Springs Ave.

Boise

A view of downtown from Castle Rock Reserve Park.

Red Leaves

Here is the last of the pictures from my walk in Kathryn Albertson Park last Sunday.  The tree on the left I think is an autumn purple ash, Fraxinus americana, but what ever it is it had great colors that day.

Park Pond

More fall colors in the park.

Walk in the Park

Park path

Fall Colors

Walk in Albertsons Park.  The maple and sumac trees showing good color.

Elm Street

Roosevelt Market, Elm Street, and autumn leaves.  Not one elm tree on Elm Street.

Egyptian Theatre

The oldest movie theatre in town opening in 1927 and still showing movies

City Bikes

Bicycles downtown

Sunflowers

Walked down to the downtown city market and got a few snapshots in.

fencing

Neighbors new white picket fence

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Water Fall

Over the weekend I went over to Malad Gorge for the 21st annual Thousand Springs Festival of the Arts and while there took some pictures of the gorge.  

Malad Gorge

The Malad Gorge unit of Idaho's Thousand Springs State Park from the foot bridge over the gorge and river.

Table Rock

Rain yesterday and low clouds today. 

Window Washer

Washing windows at the downtown Borah post office.

10th and Idaho

On Saturday I went downtown to the farmers market and took a few pics on my way back home.  This is the corner of 10th Street and Idaho Street.

Garden Gate

Back home from my travels and starting taking pictures around here again.   Starting off with a garden gate that is not too far.

Berries

Newport

Newport, Oregon

Stairs

Stairs and I-84 from the Mosier Tunnels.

Tunnel

Historic Columbia River Highway Trail - Mosier_Twin_Tunnels_Hike .   Always wanted to stop and hike the trail and this year I was able too.  This is between the two tunnels.

South Falls

Trip pictures from Silver Falls State Park, outside of Silverton, Oregon.  Hiked the trail that went behind the falls which can be seen here.

Oneonta Creek

A popular hiking trail up the canyon.  To get there you have to climb over a boulder and a log jam.  A lot of people make the effort but it seemed too dangerous and difficult for my old bones.

Manzanita Beach

Went for a walk on Manzanita Beach, Oregon at low tide. 

Trillium Lake

Just got back from a week vacation and now posting a few of the travel pictures.  This is Trillium Lake at the mid-morning with Mount Hood in the background.

Old House

An old house on 14th and State streets