Autumn is in the Air?

You might remember, on July 4, I saw the first asters in bloom. According to the old wives tale in this neck of the woods...when the asters bloom, there will  be about 8 more weeks of summer. Therefore, this year,  the "asters predicted" that summer would end around September 4. Today is September 7, and there's a hint of yellow in the berry plants and aspens. The "old wife" was just about on target. 

There are other indications that the season is changing. The morning light is different. It's not as bright and  it peeks over the mountain a little later every morning. Then there is the rain. Lord knows we need the rain, and now it's falling on a more regular basis. We are hearing thunder boomers in the afternoon followed by rain. The earth is dry and the rain is soaked up quickly. 

Autumn officially begins around the 22nd of September. Up in the mountains of Wyoming, it's here on the 7th. The Farmer's Almanac says it's going to be a wet and cold winter. The weather-guessers say it's going to be a cold, white winter, up here too. It is the winter we need.