Poll, and fall colors

[melannen]

A few bits of modly business: First, the paid account that some kind person bought for this community some time ago has just expired. I don't think we ever made use of any of the paid features, but if somebody has money just sitting around that they'd like to use to repay Dreamwidth for the joy it gives us all, buying paid time is always a good way.

Second, poll:

Poll #4984 Idle mod poll

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 24

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Do you think it's a good idea to start some community-building type activities on common_nature?

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No, I don't think we need that
1 (4.3%)

Maybe? I don't care?
2 (8.7%)

Sure, but I probably wouldn't participate
2 (8.7%)

Yes, and I might even participate
15 (65.2%)

Yes, and I'd even volunteer to be in charge of one
3 (13.0%)

Only if you do [this specific thing]
0 (0.0%)

What sort of things would you be interested in?

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Semi-regular open thread/themed discussion posts
17 (73.9%)

Challenges of some kind
15 (65.2%)

Link round-ups of nature themed posts elsewhere on DW
15 (65.2%)

sign-ups for people to post something on a particular date
5 (21.7%)

something else
1 (4.3%)

And to give this post a bit more content, here are some fall color pictures from my neighborhood that I've been meaning to post.

These are all taken from my yard, in late October. We have four sugar maples that basically go off is sequence - at this point the first one was down, the second one was just starting to drop, the third one was just turning, and the fourth was still green. By Halloween, the front yard is usually ankle-deep.

Comments

[holyschist]

Man, sometimes I miss living in wetter climes. I love the aspens and all, but...fall maples!

Why am I volunteering I have no time

[melannen]

Did you intend to vote in the poll? Only I'm not seeing your vote there (asking mostly 'cause this poll is partly for the DW poll bug issue.)

Also, yes, maples! Maples are my favorite. They fwoop leaves on you, but they are very, very pretty, and other than that, they are far more polite than certain *other* trees I could name. (sweetgum and walnut, I'm talking to you.)

[holyschist]

Yes, and I thought I did? Possibly I failed to press "submit" before. Anyway, this time I definitely did and it shows me as voted.

I just love the colors maples turn in fall. Colorado's fall palette is...limited (although there were more reddish-orangeish aspens this year than previously).

[erratical]

Pretty~ The leaves were gorgeous here, and I didn't pay enough attention while they were, and now all that is left is brown. ...And I haven't been raking. Whoops.

[lark_ascends]

Lovely. I love seeing autumn shots, as we don't get such a spectacular autumn her in Sydney when it's that season.