The morning sky looked rather eerie when it was sleeting as it had a weird color to it before the ice switched back over to snow. I don’t like looking at winter when it should be autumn yet and the white I want to see are whitecaps and bleached driftwood on a Lake Superior beach.
Autumn Beach
The morning revealed a heavy layer of white stuff and the eight inches of snow weighted down tree limbs. Autumn disappeared as winter rushed in very early this year.
Autumn Disappeared
The morning started with pointy frost clinging to things, including this maple leaf still trying hanging onto autumn even if by afternoon, the leaf was weighted down with snow.
Autumn Frost
The poor petunia blossom is getting a coat of snow, but the amount today is small compared to what the predicted amount is for tomorrow.
White on Pink
With wind chills below freezing today, it was a chilly day to get some fishing in on this autumn Sunday and winter coats might have been needed in addition to waders.
Autumn at the Brule River
The day was gray but at least the temperature reached 50 today. Most of the state is past the autumn color peak, but some might find a nice autumn path to hike before more snowflakes fall.
Autumn Path to Hike
Even though snowflakes fell this morning and started to coat the lawn, I refused to post a picture of early winter. It is better to see autumn leaves flying through the air and water in a lake than falling snowflakes, although I rather not see the end of autumn yet either.
Autumn on Superior’s Shore
This little squirrel is feasting on a pine cone instead of storing for the upcoming winter so hopefully its has a stockpile already.
Squirrel Snack Time
The recent string of very windy days have been stripping a lot of leaves off the trees and soon images of fall foliage colors will be just a memory again.
Colorful Autumn Foliage
The warmer October days early this week had many people doing outside work in preparation of winter before the colder days arrive. Crop harvesting is one of those tasks, including picking apples before they freeze on the trees.
Apples Waiting for Harvest
