HWY. 2 EAST OF IRONWOOD
Thursday, 9:00 AM. 44 degrees F, wind moderate with stronger gusts, westerly but variable. The sky has a high overcast with the sun tryingtot shine through. The humidity is 87% and the barometer is 29.82". There is a feeling of change in the weather, and forecasts call for rain and possibly snow over the next few days. It is time to bring in plants and furniture from the porch and decks and roll up and put away the outdoor rugs.
Tuesday's trip to Wausau to attend a demonstration of chemical controls for Emerald Ash Borer was stormy but the return yesterday was rewarding, as the fall color throughout most of northern Wisconsin is certainly at its peak. It is a more subdued color season, the primary colors being shades of gold, yellow and bronze, with far less reds than usual, but beautiful none-the-less. Tamaracks have pretty well turned from green to bright yellow (ours in the yard are still completely green). As usual, the colors nearest Lake Superior are not as advanced as further inland to the south, and will last longer. There are also more colors in the red spectrum near the lake. I will report on the meeting after I have had a chance to analyze the information.
I spotted this spectacular cock spur hawthorn, Crataegus crus-galli, in Wausau, loaded with fruit, a fit subject for a Christmas card. This tree was loaded with wicked thorns, however.
So the debt-limit crisis is over, or at least postponed for the next ninety days. We are like a man on death row who keeps getting last minute reprieves, but never a commutation of the sentence.
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