Where we live, we have the enormous Lake Superior across the top of us and the enormous Lake Michigan along our eastern side. I have heard that these Great Lakes are sometimes referred to as "inner oceans". We are in early Fall. People take trips just to see the fall colors of the deciduous trees. The many pines of the Northwoods lose needles but don't change into the dramatic reds, oranges and yellows that some others do. However, their steady dark greens supply an important note in the color symphony.
These days, we can have outdoor high temps of 80°F and in a few days, have a high of 40°F and then maybe back up to 70°. All the while our daylight hours are shortening. We now get up at 6 AM but that is before sunrise and we are getting closer to eating dinner after sundown.
