This morning I was home alone and going through my normal routine. I was scheduled to guide a full day fishing trip for smallmouth bass and meeting my clients at the office. I packed the lunches and got ice for the coolers, since I would be in the yard I decided to let the dogs out for their morning run. They were in the yard and I was not paying much attention continuing my preparations for the days trip loading coolers in boat making sure I had the rods I needed and hooking the Lund trailer to the Yukon.
On one of the hot afternoons last week I enjoyed an excellent Nature Exploration trip with a family. They had been on the same trip four years ago. I don’t remember the exact details of that last trip but the boys all had great memories to tell me about, right down to how many fish they each caught on that trip.
It is hot this week to be sure with temperatures near 90 and a west wind that keeps the sea breeze from cooling us off in the afternoon. The signs of the coming fall are all around though. A few leaves have changed on the trees that are under stress, like those growing in wet areas. Goldenrod is in full bloom and the sumac is magnificent with its bright red berries. For me though it was driven home this morning when I walked out to get the newspaper and shuffled through fallen leaves in the driveway.
