Reflections

Fall colors?  Oops, look again. Route 2 along the north shore of Lake Michigan is a maple tree lover's paradise every September and October. But these shots of 'fall color' actually are taken in June!!!!  Which only goes to prove, the spectacular colors of autumn have their roots in the early unfurling of leaves in spring, even though largely unrecognized and unappreciated .

Food for thought when watching a new generation grow or even as we try to cultivate our own gifts and talents. Life doesn't always reveal who someone truly is without an awful lot of time and effort.  Like the maples of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, maybe it is time to cut ourselves or the young people in our lives some slack. Everything in its season. And in time, our true colors will fully reveal themselves.