The Day After Labor Day

Mighty Maple on September 1, 2012

 

 

Labor Day weekend has come and gone, which means the non-official end to summer has also passed. We have had glorious weather for the past week, and many visitors to the area commented on that. Beautiful warm, sunny days with cool nights which are great for sleeping. I worked 2 out of the 3 day weekend, but didn't really mind as it was busy and active and most things went well. I was off on Sunday, we ate breakfast at our regular My-T-Fine restaurant, and it was packed. Poor Clair was running her tail off for awhile there. And I was able to take the dogs out for a long, leisurely walk in the late afternoon. It was a nice day.

 

I'm trying to take the picture of the maple tree on Saturday morning as I head out to work. This side faces east, the rising sun, and this is the side that seems to start changing colors first. There are several branches up near the top where it is quite obvious that something is going on. Those aren't leaves on a dead branch. That is the beginning of autumn's color pallet showing her early mark on a season yet to come. Of course, someone also provided that magnificent blue sky as the background! The fencing going along the driveway is for the cows, but they are on the other side now. There are six out there, but Arthur, the bull, is just on loan to see if he does his thing with Beth and Nellie. Guess we'll find out in a few months!

 

Tonight we have a big rain storm going on. No lightening or thunder, just heavy rain, the remnants of Hurricane Issac. Nothing like Irene, which hit here last year at nearly the exact same time. But this year we need the rain. It's hard to say how colorful this fall will be because it has been dry. Last year, with all of the moisture, I didn't think the colors were nearly a vibrant as I have seen them. Hopefully there will be some super pictures to post.