Grateful for Octobers

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

Anne of Green Gables, via Lucy Montgomery

The Tangled Weave of a Michigan Autumn

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,
Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.

Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Warmth of Autumn’s Sun

Summer in Michigan  has faded to a memory, or perhaps the expectation of its return next year, but the autumn sun still  has enough warmth to beckon you to local trails.

Autumn’s Fond Farewell

The warmth of the sun, the chill in the shadows–they’re the signature of autumn’s split personality in Michigan.

Autumn Sidles up to a Brook: the Dark and Golden

Matthaei Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Nature’s Grand Finale in Red

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.”
Lauren DeStefano

Autumn red mirrored in a Michigan lake.