FALL HAS ARRIVED

Fall has started. Here it is mid-January and the leaves are finally dropping off the trees in our yard. So begins the annual migration of wandering souls to our part of the world to enjoy the weather, car auctions, horse shows and golf tournaments. 

Still, it's very disconcerting to see the leaves fall so late - a season late in fact. The sun is very low in the sky, mornings are still dark and I can't help but wonder if mother nature is confused how do the beings on the planet keep up? 

Listening to Science Friday this past week I learned that since the ocean's little fishies are being consumed so quickly they're adapting with early maturity, staying smaller and generally changing their migration patterns. Glad mother nature is on the job watching out for us even when we don't.  

A question we might ask though - can the trees and other forms of nature keep up as quickly as our finned friends.