An Autumn Day on a Michigan Lake

Up early enough that the moon was still hanging over the lake, full or close to it, with a little mist coming off the water. No wind at all — the far shore doubled itself in the surface all morning, and the whole hillside over there is turning, maples going red and orange in patches against the oaks that are still green.

The boat is up on its lift under the blue cover, which felt right for mid-October even with a sky this clear. Went down and sat on the dock under the pergola for a while instead. There's a fire pit on the concrete by the deck that I keep meaning to make use of before the weather turns for good.

A couple more weeks and most of that color across the water will be down.