Colors

As the days grow shorter we start looking forward to the fall colors. They’re never the same, and they never disappoint. Because of this year’s drought some were predicting this wouldn’t be a good season. Hah! though there were a lot of early yellows, the colors have come out now. And with last night’s frost, first of the season at the top of the ridge, the next few days should see a dramatic transition as the forest gives up its cloak and readies for the long rest.

Lot of deer, but not many hunters, at least in the early season. I don’t hunt but if I did I could get a deer on every venture into the woods. They’re that thick now. And with a poor crop of acorns, walnuts and hickory nuts due to our Easter freeze, they could face a tough winter. But there’s also been some sort of disease thinning the herd; hear frequent stories of people finding fallen dear near the creeks, or of staggering to water and then expiring without taking a drink. nature takes care of everything.

A new comet in the night sky, visible to the naked eye. Below Cassiopeia, near Perseus. Can’t miss it here in the country. Looks like a fuzzy star, and will be a nightly visitor from fall into winter.

Worth a look. as are the colors defining our landscape, in every season.