Sweater Weather Again

I've been trying to get outside more now that our heatwaves have passed, and this week I saw something that made me feel sweater weather is almost upon us:

Yes, I know, it's a cemetery, and it's more suggestive of Halloween being upon us... which we already knew because the stores are full of Halloween decor already. So maybe there was a little bit of October feels giving me the idea of cosying up in wool. Especially when the next picture I *had* to take was this one:

That's a lil spooky, if you ask me.

Even so, I think the end of August is a good time to think about knitting a sweater, especially if you've been knitting nothing but socks and hats for ten years, ahem. You, or I, might actually have time to finish by November if you, or I, start now.

This cemetery is a great place to walk, with or without a sweater, because it's huge and has long, winding roads and also some little cedar-chip paths. And it's lovely there with its impeccable landscaping and the occasional flowering plant.

 

But also because it doubles as an arboretum, and is super leafy and shady as a result. I liked the rigid clipping plan for this tree:

But maybe it's easier to see in this closeup:

Halfway home I saw this knockout, which shares some features with a 1970s fake Christmas tree in that all its foliage traces the rigid branch that juts out from the trunk:

I had to know what it was. 

It's a Ginkgo Biloba! I had no idea. In fact I had no idea Ginkgo Biloba was a tree at all. I've only read about it as a supplement. Yeesh. 

I tried to get a shot of the seeds...

... but I think all I got was more summery blue sky.

I mean it's still only August. We'll have warm weather another five weeks at least. And I'm trying to use up my yarn stash, which doesn't stretch to sweater quantities in any one, or even any compatible, colourway/s. So maybe a vest? I do like a good vest, and I might have time to hunt for a pattern soon because my writing project is wrapping up nicely.

Soon is maybe a good plan whether I'm done writing or not, because I saw this during my morning stroll today.

 

Yipes! 

Hope you're ready for the change in season, and if you have good vest pattern suggestions I am all ears. Thanks for dropping by this week and I'll see you next Saturday!