RETREATING TO FALL

TURNER ROAD

HWY. 13 EAST OF THE REZ

BACK YARD SUMAC 

Thursday,  8:00 AM.  50 degrees F, wind SSE, calm.  The sky is clear but there is a thin veil of fog over the water and creeping up the bluffs, but it will soon be gone.  The humidity is 100% and the barometer is up slightly, at 30.04".  It will be a good day for almost any outdoor activity.  Haven't decided which as yet.
   The lawn got mowed yesterday and we made a final mid-week run to the recycle center (from now until next spring the Bayfield and Town of Russell Recycle Center will only be open on Saturdays).  So we will probably get back to making firewood today. Or do some late season garden work.  Or, maybe find a new forest trail to walk down with Buddy.
   In any case, it's time to start appreciating fall colors, which are becoming more apparent every day.  Sumac and red maples lead the charge, along with Virginia creeper and various shrubs.  It won't be seriously fall until the sugar maples start to turn, but its fall enough for me right now.
   No matter how ridiculous the political  scene becomes I can always retreat to Fall to find some solace and regain my sanity.  Try it.  It works.  But I am afraid we need fall to last for the next three plus years.