“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” - Anne of Green Gables
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted on this site. As you can guess, it’s because I'm outdoors enjoying a lovely summer and fall. It’s our seventh summer on this piece of land – seven years of taking out overgrown trees, planting new trees and bee and butterfly bushes, and adding mulch and top soil to the technically “dead” ground of a Norway Maple grove – and the gardens flourished this year! And with the ongoing coronavirus mandates, it’s been easy to stay home and just dig in the dirt!
We took a few days in late September to celebrate our 12th Anniversary and went on a roadtrip along our favorite route in Upper Michigan – traveling up the Keweenaw Peninsula to Copper Harbor and then across to beautiful towns of Marquette, Michigamme, Munising and on to Sault Ste. Marie. The scenery was spectacular with incredible autumn color smacked up against the bright blue water of Lake Superior and the myriad of spring-fed lakes and waterways. Everywhere we went, everyone was wearing masks and it was fairly easy to “social distance.” At one point, the navigation system on our truck went blank with only a blue line of the road stretching out on the map. So cool to realize that there are still parts of this grand ol’ earth, close to home, that fall off the grid!
This week’s painting, October Woods, 10” x 10” on 300 lb. watercolor paper, captures the wonderful free-fall colors of this beautiful season.
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