Leaf porn.
Really, what else is there to say?
I join with all the other bloggers who have been posting the most glorious color in sharing some of the splendor from Otsego Lake and northern Michigan.
This was our last trip up north as we closed the cottage for the winter. And it couldn't have been more lovely, with temps hitting 70!
We did a little meandering while construction people were working on the house, heading north on Old US 27 with a stop in Mackinaw City. We enjoyed looking across Lake Huron toward Mackinac Island.
And toward the Mighty Mack!
Rick tried to hold the Mackinac bridge in his hand but the photographer didn't get it right!
There were a few lovely "drive-by shootings."
Sometimes the sky looked a little threatening, yet it added a completely different dimension to the color.
One of my favorite spots was shooting at Michawe, a golf course a few miles away. I loved their bridge -- and the stark contrast of the white birches against the water and the color.
The lake was impossibly blue making the color all the more vibrant.
And everywhere you looked it was orange and gold.
Our tree life has been odd this year. Usually by the latter part of October the color has peaked and the leaves are as much on the ground as the trees.
This year is different. There is still plenty of green -- not to mention the brilliant colors.
It almost looks like a bargello pattern!
As for me, I'm clinging to every bright moment, holding it in my heart through what will probably be a long, white winter.
They always are...
Grab that sunny day! If you live in our part of the world, they are dwindling down to a precious few!
