What I love about Boise

I love to wake up leisurely around 8.00 am. and laze around in bed  till I get my bed coffee: steaming hot Starbucks coffee ( it is called Latte in these parts - expresso coffee mixed with steaming milk). I savour and enjoy my morning cofee and take at least 20 mts to complete this pleasurable ritual and no one can persuade me to rush through this .
 I love my grand daughter Mira's hugs. She gets dressed, finishes her breakfast & and before her departure for school she gives warm  hugs to "thatha"(that's me) and patti (my wife Shobha).
 I love to check my mail and my blogs for new comments,send replies and publish new posts.
I love my breakfast -  BF menu is generally Granola+cold milk and English muffin with marmalade topped of with a glass of juice - choice of cranberry,orange,grapefruit,apple. Followed by more coffee or tea. On other days when the batter is ready we have idlis or dosas with sambar/chutney or Adai with vellam/ghee/butter.
I love the splendid weather here. Daytime temperatures  hovers around 65 degree F here, sun shines nice and bright, sometimes a few scattered clouds.The weather conditions are most conducive for walking.
I love the people here: they are industrious  and do all the household chores themselves - drive their own cars,vacuum their houses,wash their clothes,water their gardens,mow their lawns,cut their their trees,clip their hedges,splinter their wood.
I love the Supermarkets here - Fred Mayer, Home Depot, Ross -  Dress For Less,Sierra Trading Depot. They are all huge,immense,sprawling and well stocked. The aisles are long and wide and negotiating carts is easy. I love the carts here - they have car shaped kid friendly carts with steering wheels and they also have battery operated self steered carts for the physically disabled persons.
I love the tree lined roads, avenues, streets, lanes lined with  pine,fir, cherry,maple,weeping willows and many others. The trees shimmer and shine in there pristine glory.
 I simply love the fall colours. I can actually see the colours changing from green to yellow, flaming yellow,golden, burgundy, orange. I see the changes every day. Autumn is a glorious season.

Evergreen Enchanting Pine tree

A house with wooden fencing for backyard & electrically operated garage door

I love my morning walks and would not trade my walk for anything under the sky. During walks I am invariably greeted by neighbours & strangers - Hey I haven't seen you before, Are you new here, You are welcome to Boise, Enjoy your visit here, The weather is glorious, Hi There, Good Morning. This morning I met a guy called Bill at a pedestrian crossing. After the initial salutations the conversation continued and went on for more than 20 mts covering a range of topics.We spoke about the Presidential debate in America and corruption in India...........
Posted here are some pics taken during my morning walks. These clicked during first week of October. The trees are still largely green. Some have started turning yellow:


Weeping willow

Trees & Lawn at the entrance to my daughters house

A Cul de Sac - where vehicles can easily turn around

A Mormon Church in Boise

Drab and dry hills devoid of vegetation present a captivating view

Deer grazing & resting peacefully in front the Idaho Fish & Game Staff Offices - The deer move around undisturbed in the parks.

Beautiful Timber House - open architecture with no fencing in the front

Early Fall colours - pIcs taken early October hence predominantly green colours