• flowers,  Plants

    Autumn

    A couple of the last summer flowers of the season from a morning walk

    I awoke to look out my window and see a heavy dew on everything. Yes, the mornings are getting cooler. The present temperature of 50 degrees is letting me know fall is quickly approaching. My weather app tells me we may see night time lows in the 40’s this weekend, the first of the fall season. We call this season Autumn and it marks the transition from summer to winter for the northern hemisphere, traditionally set  to begin on September 21. Autumn brings on the chill of winter, skies turn grey, the amount of usable daylight drops rapidly, leaves change colors and begin their journey of decent leaving trees to look naked and bare. My bicycle rides to coffee will become brisk and invigorating, heavier clothing and gloves will be the new normal. Throughout the day the skies are filling with sounds of Canada Geese as they fly by looking for that perfect spot to spend the winter, nature’s version of the snowbird. Time to welcome Autumn, one of my favorite seasons.