As I mentioned before, fall is not nearly as colorful in this area as in other places we’ve lived; one has to look long and hard for the bright hues that usually signal the coming end of the year. What one can find is small plants and vines like the one I photographed last Friday; not as common, at least on the Amadeus campus, are actual trees that change colors and shed their leaves, such as this specimen I captured outside the company restaurant before lunch today. You will notice, by the way, that the weather has improved again, but temperatures are still rather low for the area. As I drove to work this morning, my car’s outside thermometer, which is usually quite accurate, indicated 5° C (41° F). One or two more days like this and this tree will be completely bare.