this is a japanese maple in our backyard. i just noticed when i got up this morning that it looked really pretty with the red carpet of leaves underneath. perhaps it stuck out because i was in a fog after staying up until 3am with insomnia.

for those of you who don't live in oregon (where we have the lovely vote-ahead-of-time-mail-in-ballot system), GO OUT AND VOTE!!! and if you have problems with the voting process, please document it and report it to superiors. nothing will change unless a fuss is made.

i really hope today brings change.