People from back east are fond of claiming that Southern California has no seasons. This is a canard. It is autumn right now, and our leaves are as bright and colorful as anyone’s. Some of them, anyway. This is a picture of my neighbor’s fence a couple of weeks ago, and as you can see, it’s fairly brimming with fall colors. So there.
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