The problem with Fall is, well . . . leaves fall.

The helpful folks at Seattle Public Utilities are making this disturbing phenomenon easier to cope with, according to Wallyhood reader Alan, with two programs.

Firstly, in the month of November they will pick up extra yard waste bags at no charge, giving you no excuse to not get out there and rake them up.

They also urge you to keep an eye on your nearby gutters where they can drift and clog the openings.  The combination of a wet-leaf plug and heavy rain is not pretty!  If you want …

Did you know Kris Kringle lives in Wallingford?

He’s my neighbor Dick (Kris Kringle isn’t actually his name) who’s such an expert gardener that he confidently picks and eats wild mushrooms.  These are Birch boletes growing near the roots of a birch in the traffic circle.  He says they taste like Shiitakes.  (NOTE:  DO NOT TRY THIS YOURSELF AND POISON YOURSELF AND BLAME US).

Dick’s house is on the corner behind him and his garden fills every inch of space along the sidewalk on 46th with raspberries, tomatoes and even a grape arbor.  It’s the most productive home garden I’ve …

The other day, someone in the Wallyhood home office (okay, there really is no home office) pointed out this article about growing a moustache in November.

This set off an idle train of thought about how handsome moustaches look on some guys.  To wit:

(Okay, the last one, not so much.)  Still the vision of a Wallingford peopled with newly-moustached guys was enticing, so I contacted Spin the neighborhood barber who is promoting the event to ask what we at Wallyhood could do to make this vision a reality.

Spin stepped up to the plate and offered a free haircut…

I sincerely wish I knew more about trees to identify these.  Readers, could you help?

A final blaze of light before the darkness settles in . . .

Sunflower thrown in for good measure.

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We at Wallyhood have cooked up a new regular feature called Wallybits where we serve up little tasty nuggets of news that aren’t big enough for a main course.  So, without further ado, here are the early-November Wallybits.  Bon appetit!:

Jailbreak!  Chickens on the loose!  In the raised bed nibbling on garden greens.

Seattle early-fall specialty.  Green tomatoes.  (Can you spot more chickens behind?).

This is exactly what my daughter would look like if she met the Medusa and turned into stone.

Free firewood.  Must have chain saw.

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