I spent some time out in the country yesterday, and the autumn colors were pretty incredible (even with the sun being obscured by clouds most of the day).
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Maple transitions
Ice age trail, early autumn
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the Ice Age Trail becoming an official National Scenic Trail. The other day, I hiked a portion of the trail in the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest.
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The yellows are always the first colors to appear. Capital city bike path in Madison.
Autumn begins
Things in the world sure have been difficult lately. Noticing the normal seasonal changes of the Earth gives me a little comfort. Happy autumnal equinox.
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The sun setting earlier each day isn’t the only sign that summer is on the wane.
Autumnal snow
Just a day after the snow melted away this weekend, we got another 3 inches on Monday. I wonder what this unusually snowy (and cold!) autumn says about our winter-to-come?
Leaves revealed
Yesterday’s sunshine cleaned up the snow that was on the ground, revealing an early November ground cover that’s a little more common.
Scenes after an October snow
Madison woke up to 3 inches of fresh snow this morning. A bit early in the season for my taste, but it did look pretty. The above scene was the view from inside my library.
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Want to help your local monarch butterfly population? Now is the time to collect milkweed seeds to plant.