Yep the cool nights are in full effect!
I suppose it is, like many things in life, a somewhat bittersweet occurrence. The nights here in Michigan have a bite of chill to them. Yes it is very nice for sleeping with the windows open. Hearing the sounds of the waves lap along the docks is a magical lullaby. Yet there is a bit of sadness in admitting Fall is in the air and that, after all, the endless summer does in fact end...
The Signs of the Times
This is a stand of sumac I believe. I have watched these tiny trees for years and they are a gauge of the season as reliable as any calendar. These are the very first trees to change color in my neck of the woods.
A Warning
Their leaves change to many different hues of yellow, orange, and red. (Notice the ones further up the hill are still green.) Maybe they are nature's early warning system, in place to give us all a heads up about what is soon to come.
I meant to get this posted for #treetuesday. Alas late is better than never...
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I guess us old guys have learnt to use nature as a calendar! Here in South Africa the early tiny green leaves on a tree in our garden have told me that spring is around the corner! Even before the blossoms started appearing on the fruit trees! Your post is great indeed!
I know what you mean, in late May/June it seems like summer should last forever, but autumn always creeps in, slowly at first, then all of a sudden it's like hey, break out the flannel sheets! As a kid, summer felt like a year, now it feels like summer lasts about 3 weeks! It's so weird how perception of time changes.
Hope you enjoy the lullabye of the waves for as long as you can still keep the windows open.
Thanks for a great comment! I agree with this except that Michigan is a bit more "rougher" in that we go from cold to a week of Spring to full on hot. Then we go from hot to well it was in the 40's last night!!!! Could be 90 or 30 next week, or both LOL
@old-guy-photos so I am not the only one who feels like autumn is approaching! Thank you for sharing, because yesterday I really questioned my sanity :)
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A very lovely set off photos you have taken here unfortunately it looks like Autumn is now on its way 😕
Enjoy the nice weather while you can but many more picture opportunities to be had with the colour change!
I do love the colors of fall and the cooler temps but its also a sign that the greys and bitter cold of winter is not to far behind it, so I happy to not see any signs of fall here just yet
Beautiful! Would we appreciate summer if we didn't have winter?
I try to look at the whole circle of life. Try....I said, "try". :) Because I don't talk like that in January!
It's been a rather cool summer here in Indiana...but I bet the fall colors are going to be brilliant this year. Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!
These are probably the red colorful flowers I have ever seen , I'd love to take a picture in front of some :D just gorgeous
I thought I noticed a nip in the breeze the last few nights. I'm guessing you're probably a few weeks ahead of my area a tad south of you. It's definitely nice to leave the house open instead having to run the A/C so much.
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I love winter and fall. I hate being hot. I'm sensing the first signs of fall myself here in Tennessee. The sun's position shining through the house's windows at specific times has moved and the temperature is cooler. I'm excited to see colors like that on the trees here.
Those are amazingly blazingly pretty shots. Nice to have a seasonal barometer of the natural variety. As well as the sound of waves putting you to sleep. I could get used to that!!
Yes, it does look that way. Fall coming early?
I don't want the summer to be over! Lovely leaves...
That is a nice stand of sumac, even though I don't see any seed heads anywhere. They make a nice landscaping shrub for a big space. Fall in Michigan is so wonderful! It seems to never end -- right up until Halloween, when the weather inevitably turns cold and wet. It's a good time to be looking for Mayapple fruit out in the woods, and maybe you will see some Giant Puffball mushrooms, too. It's about time for them, too, in southern Michigan! :D
Here in western Oregon, fall has set in, but from the lack of water, not from any cold. The native Oregon Ash trees are turning yellow, and pine trees are dropping their 2-year old needles. I am so looking forward to fall!