It has been an unusually warm fall here in Michiana. Last weekend John and I took a leisurely drive through the apple orchards and vineyards of southern Michigan. The distinct aroma of ripe grapes was amazing. We ended our journey on Silver Beach at Lake Michigan. The entrance to the beach was wide open, concessions and beach houses were boarded up and closed for the season, and the snow/ sand fences meandered all along the upper beach. The beach itself looked just like mid summer with a whole host of sun bathers, swimmers, sand castle makers, and boaters moored in the shallow waters. It was a very strange mix of sights.
Mid week we had a taste of fall with temperatures in the 50's and lake effect rain showers for much of the day. Today is sunny with temps in the low 60's. My nieces birthdays are tomorrow and by mid October in Michiana it is almost always the peak of the fall foliage. This year as I look out over our fields to the woods, I notice the leaves really have not even started to change. John and I watched a half a dozen deer playing in the fields in the early morning light.
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