It may be hard to beleave but ...

... some of the trees are starting to turn color and I’ve seen leaves already littering the ground. A few of the maple trees on my walking route have tinges of red already. I must admit I did a double-take when I saw the green leaves laced with bright red!

Then, just down the road, there was a pair of lawns covered in these skinny and wilted leaves you see in the above picture. I’ve never seen leaves that looked quite like that, but there they were – some still alive, and some dead ... the curled-up and withered vestiges of the bright-green leaves which took forever to grace the trees thanks to a coolish Spring. I’m betting the other leaves will soon follow suit.

Yesterday I heard the long-range weather forecast from NOAA and the entire nation will endure this heatwave well into October. I say “ugh” to that.

The weather report is often accompanied by the song “Heat Wave”– it was funny six weeks ago, but now ... maybe not so much.

In the meantime, I am trudging on daily ... walking and writing a little less and whining a little more.

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