Imagine my surprise when, last week, on August 15, I saw this.

Embers where there will be flames of color soon
The signs of autumn approaching are creeping in everywhere.
Apple boxes are appearing in orchards, with harvest beginning.
Apples are even falling from some trees.
The reeds in the bay start to grow brown, from the bottom up, as do corn stalks.
What’s more fun about the photos of the bay, are the herons. We see them all summer but they’re solitary birds so it was exciting to see four at one time.
They nest very near.

The geraniums, bottom right, are on our seawall.
Late summer on the lake . . . it’s getting quieter already.
Are you seeing signs of autumn? Or maybe spring?!