Beautiful Fall Colors

Twice in the past few days we have taken a drive to look at the beautiful fall colors. They are at their peak here right now, and we want to share some of the brilliance from Perham, Woodland, Ashland and Portage. The hillsides are ablaze with the best color we have seen in several years. It must have something to do with the great summer we have had. Gary has decorated the window boxes, and the scarecrows watch over the front of the house. Beautiful fall. Louise has completed her mitten knitting and shares a picture of the 35 pairs that have been made to keep little hands in need warm. The month of September is gone. As the seasons change we look back with pleasure at a great summer.

The End of Summer??

We seem to be in day four of a heat wave. It is hot, humid, and hazy today. We have retreated to Portage Lake this week to enjoy the end of summer and it has been really hot! Last night we set up a theater on the wharf with the laptop and watched a Netflix movie under the stars. We had to use bug dope as the bugs are alive, well, and biting. They don't think it's fall either! The lake is very shallow with a huge expanse of beach and very shallow water. Here we have some pictures looking down the lake at the sand bars that have developed. Notice how high the wharf is out of the water. With no rain in at least four weeks, things are dry. Gary got some photos of the sunrise over the lake the other morning, so we are sharing one of those too.
Gary is still building his stone wall. Here you see him moving some rocks. Despite the heat, he enjoys this project.

The only sign of fall that is noticeable, besides people taking in their boats and wharves, is one tree that is starting to turn to fall colors. It has been a lovely summer and Portage Lake is a great place to be on a hot day!