We hadn’t seen a truly colorful fall since we lived in Virginia. I think it made me appreciate this fall even more. The trees started changing at the beginning of October and have been showing off ever since. I’ve loved the reds, yellows, oranges, and everything inbetween.

There are sycamore trees near the school that dropped leaves larger than our heads!

We went walking one evening and I took in the most wonderful breath of musty fallen leaves. It was like being home in the woods. However, we’ve encountered a new smell in Korea: the pungent ginkgo berries. They litter the ground and make our shoes smell like vomit. I think they drop earlier in the season, so there are not as many on the ground now. We heard the city hired some 400 workers to harvest the berries before they dropped because they upset and annoyed people.

We are a short walk from Namsan Park, which is so great. It’s an appreciated escape in the big city. The leaves are stunning right now!

Have you ever seen magenta berries like these? I’m not sure what kind of plant this is!

This was on my walk to the school. It was like the leaves knew how to organize themselves:

David brought home a rainbow of leaves one day:

I hope you’ve had a colorful fall, too!