“Autumn this year is gonna break my heart, the leaves start falling and the feeling starts,” — Steve Forbert The rain seemed undecided, not sure whether it felt like delivering itself to the earth below or not. Maybe the rain has lazy days too? Nothing more than a faint mist was ...
“Autumn…The year’s last, loveliest smile.” – John Howards Bryant This month has reinvigorated the “start of autumn” discussion with the extremely variable weather and the uptick in the number of maple trees showing pronounced changes in color for the season. The prolonged drought across much of the western Upper Peninsula continues to be reflected in wilting wildflowers, brown grass, and trees showing a variety of seasonal color change from yellow treetops to maples nearly have changed over with plenty of crimson branches. The lack of water available in some spots to ...
Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported fair to good walleye fishing over the past week. Anglers used sonar to locate fish and cast minnow-profile baits. Presentations varied from erratic reaction-style lures to slow-moving live bait, including nightcrawlers on crawler harnesses or jigs. Anglers ...
September marks the beginning of the great summer-to-fall garden transition and, although most summer plants still have life left in them, many gardeners are turning their attention to the iconic chrysanthemum. The majority of mums sold in pre-planted containers at the garden center are ...
“My transistor radio comes from far away; and when it's night over here, over there, it's breakin' day,” – Bob Morris and Faye Morris It was evening, about an hour or so before dark would descend, when I set out on a walk to enjoy the natural experience around me. I was with our ...
“Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations. They are the symbol of peace and of an interconnected planet.” – Antonio Guterres As August draws to a close and thoughts turn mor and more to Autumn, fall bird migration begins to move toward center stage. While the length of ...
