今日は、クリスマス・デコレーションを片付けてから、日系スーパーにお餅やお酒や御節料理の買出しに行く。ふと見上げると、近くの街路樹は今さらにしてなんとか紅葉（？）。息子は、お友達のお家に遊びに行ってプール（野外、温水にあらず）で遊んだという。一応、気分だけは年末のつもりなのだけど。。。We put down the Christmas decorations today and then went to a Japanese grocery for New Year's cooking. I looked up and found these trees have finally managed to turn colors as the weather has been cooler. Yet, our son enjoyed swimming in outside pool (unheated!) today with his friends. Living in Southern California, you really need to work at it to FEEL a new year is approaching.
