![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This marks my eleventh fall in Minnesota, and as I reflect on the years before in comparison to this year, there’s a marked difference in how I’m experiencing this season change: I’ve not only looked forward to it, but I’ve needed it. It reminds me of the remarkable adaptations of and connections between plants, animals-all of life on Earth. If you’re like me, this is one of your favorite transitions of the year. Cool and blustery winds, maple trees ablaze with the fiery reds of their changing leaves, crunching leaves beneath our feet, scampering squirrels rushing to bury every last nut they can find, migratory birds waving as they pass through again on their way south for the warmer winter … these are just a few of the markers of fall in Minnesota. Fall in Minnesota-it doesn’t get much better, does it? As we shift from the sweltering dog days of our waning summer, the cooling and crisping air brings a much needed sense of relief and excitement while preparing for another turn of the seasons. ![]()
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