Fall comes to the South Bay

Who says New England has the edge on us when it comes to the color of fall leaves?  There are some beautiful sights around the South Bay these days. 

These two trees are at the Peninsula Center in Rolling Hills Estates.

Drive along Del Amo Blvd. between Hawthorne and Prairie/Madrona in Torrance and you'll see this beautiful sight:



I wish I were more knowledgeable about trees.  I can't identify any of these species.

Here is a picture from a wall that divides an apartment building from one of Little Company of Mary's parking lots:

Update on some previous posts:  I saw some construction workers on the site of the partly built assisted living center.  Might we see some progress?  Or were they just doing some cleanup?  I saw one guy high on a cliff cutting down brush.

The Jack-in-the-Box is now shuttered with wood.  Not sure what this means.  Maybe they were worried about the windows getting broken.  Still no sign that a new buyer will come in and do something.