Change is in the wind

Published on 09-10-2013 06:00 AM

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Driving through Springfield, TN this week it hit me, hard, that my favorite time of year is upon us in a few short weeks. The smoke from the barns for drying tobacco are working, the trees along I-40 are showing the first hint of gold and orange. The water temps will cool and the fish will go active and feed up for the cold months to come while they grow the eggs for next years spawn. Firewood piles are being stacked and covered in preparation for the coming snows. Shorts and t shirts are still the norm lately, but a jacket is with me now, as well as long pants and Henley shirts after waking up to sub 50 degree mornings twice last week. And that was only in Virginia, I imagine the folks up in Wisconsin and Minnesota are way ahead of us. The first decorative gourds and pumpkins and Indian corn are in the produce stands up in Pennsylvania, and the Wife got her Amish made basket out of Lodi, Ohio today. All these things put me into a happier frame of mind as I drive along and notice them one by one through the windshield. I hope you smile as you come across these things and others I haven't touched on, and enjoy the coming changes as I know I will. My biggest hope is that some of you get to make up for the fishing that I won't get to do with the new job. I'm sure I'll be there in spirit, God bless and enjoy................Skeet

Fall in Wisconsin. Photo by Slab

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Dave and Lynn - 09-10-2013, 08:17 AM
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Very nice pic.

Billbob - 09-10-2013, 08:27 AM
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soon alot of it will be WHITE

Ozark88 - 09-10-2013, 09:25 AM
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My favorite time of year as well, thanks for sharing.

Crewmax42 - 09-10-2013, 04:41 PM
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In 1965, my Mom and Dad and I spent the fall working on a 3 acre plot of land above the Elk river near Winchester, Tennessee. We were preparing the lot to build and planted a thousand pine saplings. There was an old concrete block spit on the place, remnants of a previous homestead. We used this for fires. my Mom would bring chili that she had made at home, and heat it up on this spit. The wood smoke had a way of flavoring this chili, and I have fond memories of this time with
My Mom and Dad, who both left me just a few years later. There's a lake there now, the spit is gone, the house has passed hands several times and is only a memory now. But, this is the time of year I love and your blog reminded me of that. Thanks a lot.

Pintail711 - 09-10-2013, 07:15 PM
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I cannot wait until fall. That picture gives me a pretty warm feeling along with your post...but since I live in Texas, I will have to wait a tad bit longer than you guys.

boatdocksam - 09-11-2013, 04:44 AM
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what happend to summer?

jordy1380 - 09-11-2013, 11:23 AM
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Summer's gone already!!

blugrasmaniac - 09-11-2013, 03:22 PM
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My wife must be feeling it too - she went today and picked up some fall flowers for planting and a few new fall decorations.