"Then Labor Day came and went...

...and we shed what was left of our summer skin."

Fall isn't here yet, but it's in the air. 

It's in the quiet, calm waters of Maple Lake.  It's in the wood smoke in the air in the evening.  It's in the absolute absence of any other human made noise, and of course it's in the first turned leaves.

Autumn doesn't officially arrive until September 22nd, but I'm still welcoming these early signs with wide open arms.

Title lyrics from "Summer Skin" - Death Cab for Cutie