A Room with a View

Reason # 2359232 why I'm glad I went to school in DC: Seasons! Yes, some trees in California do have leaves that change color. But it still doesn't feel like fall when you see just as many palm trees and it is 80 degrees outside. A lot of people here think I'm crazy to leave this tropical paradise I paint, but I've always had this romantic notion of seasons. And with views like this, what's not to love? (you can ask me this question again in another 3 months when I'm freezing cold on my balcony trying to take a picture of snow dusted trees).

View from my balcony photographed the day I moved in August 12

View from my balcony photographed today, 3 months later