Fall is Here Once Again

Fall is definitely upon us. The colors of the trees as they change, can really take your breath away, partially green with huge sections of red, orange, or yellow. Other trees seem to change all at once, but it is an amazing sight to see. I think the fall leaves here have peaked now and we are seeing lots of bare tops of the trees and the ground everywhere is covered with colorful fallen leaves. We love to crunch through them when we take our morning walks. Fall also brought us October General Conference which was so inspirational. I taught “Teachings of the Living Prophets” this summer and I think it really helped me better appreciate conference. I now know how to really study a conference talk and I appreciate so much more our general authorities and the inspiring words they shared with us, especially President Monson. It was a wonderful conference. (For those of you who missed conference or who aren’t members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, do go to Mormon.org and enjoy it. We definitely are Christians.)

Fall on Michigan State University Campus

This is our anniversary "cruise ship". Well, maybe calling it a cruise ship is a bit over the top since it was a half hour ride down the Grande River to see the fall trees, but since we were celebrating our 46th wedding anniversary, we'll call it our cruise ship. The short trip was lovely and the trees were really beyond spectacular and a perfect way to spend our anniversary. The river boat trips were part of the Fall Island Festival in Grand Ledge.

The corn has been harvested....

Many wonderful old barns in Michigan...

Needs to dry out, then ready to harvest. This is all "field corn", which produces only one cob per stalk due to being planted so close together. Used for silage and methanol.

This is a view of the picturesque apple ochards from Uncle John's Cider Mill.

Fall wouldn’t be fall in Michigan without a trip to an apple cider mill so we had to go. We went Uncle John’s Cider Mill and indulged in apple donuts and a jug of the most delicious apple cider.

And here's our little daisy!

Our apartment building