Under a colorful canopy
When the sun is shining on autumn leaves like this, I could look up at them for hours.
Wildflowers hanging on
These black-eyed Susans are still clinging to early autumn. Though they do look weary from the colder temperatures. The end is nigh I’m afraid.
Eight point buck
While hiking at Cherokee Marsh today, I came upon this deer with an eight-point set of antlers. Closest I’ve ever been to a buck like that.
October yellow
A little autumn color for a dreary weekend
It’s been pretty dark and dreary in Madison for a while now. The lack of sunshine, and the fact that I haven’t spent much time out in nature lately has a definite affect on my psyche. As a small antidote, I was looking at some early autumn pictures I took recently, when clouds weren’t dominating the sky.
The lesson that I need to get outside on a regular basis, no matter the weather, is not new. It’s funny though, how often I need to remind myself of it.
Atmospheric textures
Cloudy skies over Lake Monona.
Monarchs in the asters
I came across a dozen or so monarch butterflies today, enjoying nectar from the purple asters in Vilas Park.
Castle ruins
Some castles last for centuries, others collapse from a day’s heavy rain.
Golden light at day’s end
Sunset over Tomahawk Lake in northern Wisconsin.