Thursday, August 12, 2010

SIGNS OF AUTUMN IN OUR VALLEY

You all are saying, though it's only August 12, that you are "so done" with the scorching heat of this summer of 2010.
 
While I fully expect you'll be speaking bitterly about the winter cold before the year is out, I thought I'd share an early sign of autumn. It should encourage you; the summer heat won't be here forever, after all.
 
See? These leaves outside our upper-level screened sun porch---(our "Tree House")---are brightening already.
No, that's not the morning sun; it's autumn coloration!
 
A little early, but I think it may be welcome in the mercilessly sizzling days that have preceded and continued into August.
 
(Photo taken at 7 a.m. Aug. 12, 2010 by Rose).