On my morning walk on Monday I saw that the Ginkgoes are starting to drop their leaves.  I love when the sidewalk looks like this.  

 

Do you know these trees, Gingko biloba?  They have gorgeous leaves the shape of butterflies that turn yellow in the fall.  While I was in Norfolk I checked, and the ones on Bolling Avenue are doing the same thing.  

 

Besides the beautiful golden leaves, the female trees grow soft fruits about the size of persimmons, and in the fall they drop on the sidewalk too.  You definitely want to avoid them, because stuck on the bottom of your shoes is gross.  They have an odor similar to dog poop.  I guess I should say "an aroma of rotting flesh."  Either way, I don't want that on MY shoes, or worse: on my carpet.

 

But I do love Gingko trees, especially in the fall.  I hope you see them in your travels;  just roll up the windows.  ;)

 

 

HAPPY FALL!!!