Musings

In the wee hours, we had some wind and a little rain. Leaves fell. Many leaves.

MaNachur made this still-life atop the stump, including that most of the leaves are colorful side up.

Meanwhile, the lake stayed quiet, although with white foam stripes on the surface.

Walking back from the lake, I heard airborne sandhill crane calls, then this group flew overhead. I was in the right place at the right time.

We had overcast all day, but very little rain considering how dry it is.

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Dense fog, the radio voice said. Here, with the moon.

Still foggy after sunup, here with a falling leaf frozen in mid-air.

All that moisture outlined the spiderwebs…here, with (large) spider.

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The sun is up at 8:55am, but the sky’s still stunning.

The errands list took us to the hardware store, where I found rocks…well, not quite…just rock-shaped salt licks. Around here, we no longer need a salt lick to draw deer; some are traipsing through morning and evening, plus sleeping here overnight.

And, in the back of the store, a fake moose and an oversized advertizing hat.

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The dawn show. Unfailingly eye-catching.

When I brought these leggy basil plants home, I didn’t think they’d become this robust…and still hanging in there as the overnight temps drift downward.

Tonight’s potluck featured this casserole-en-pumpkin (no papillote), and, as always, super-tasty.

Also, the moonrise is lovely…but cloud cover makes it less compelling than last night.

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As dry as the ground is, I’m still surprised by ground fog and dew in the mornings.

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Morning orb.

Mid-afternoon maple color. Note that the clouds are gone.

Evening orb. The maples in the woods are also gaining color.

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Barberry. Orange-red, but still red.

Tomatoes, a marvelous gift from year-round neighbor-friends. And no anthracnose—yay.

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Our local big lake…

…and a truly large big lake.

Yeah, this afternoon we went up to Grand Marais and over to the mouth of Hurricane Creek to leaf peep.

This leaf is next to the cottage, and, it turns out, I didn’t take any dramatic leaf color photos up by Superior. [Oops.]

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Low sun can be as pretty as sunrise….

And look at how it lights up dew on an aging plastic chair.

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This is the sunrise view, well after sunrise. Lake-side owners have taken in all boats and docks along the shore to the left.

Here’s today’s second wide-angle photo…of the color change in the big maple by the cottage. [Photos are nine minutes apart, early afternoon.]

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