The silvery lace of morning frosts shimmered in the rising sun before the landscape became gilded in the warm, golden embrace of October’s aura.  Colorful leaves quaked and swayed against the crisp blue sky before floating towards the ground.  These…

  October caramelizes the landscape with deeply saturated tones and sweet, mellow flair.  The static display of Summer foliage turns dynamic, each species unique in color, smoldering in the brisk, cool air.   October is, by far, my favorite month,…

The fractured moonlight bludgeoned its way through the clouds and splintered through the trees.  Jagged shadows stirred and spread across the ground, pulsating in the cracked light.  The night was alive!  A veritable playground for the wicked and cursed.  A prelude to…

October caramelizes the landscape with deeply saturated tones and sweet, mellow flair.  The static display of Summer foliage turns dynamic, each species unique in color, aflame against the sky. According to the US Forest Service, Illinois is in the throes of…

The late afternoon sun sent shards of light across the landscape where leaves shimmered in its golden cast and black shadows grew long across the lawn.  As the crisp, westerly wind blew, the leaves quaked upon the limbs, some aloft on the…

  Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits.  Did you remember to say it this morning?  There’s an old adage that promises good luck if you utter this phrase upon waking on the first day of the month.  Me?  I forgot.  I usually do.  Maybe…