It has been an intense summer.
We needed a break.
Our usual summer holiday with cousins became a fall visit.
It was different to be in Northern Ohio in the fall,
when buckeye trees are heavy with buckeyes.
We explored a changing landscape, half late summer and half early fall.
There were adventures,
some of which involved being really high up.
There were expeditions to see interesting things.
There were fine meals and euchre games on the porch of the lakehouse.
But mostly there was the lake.
The early morning walk
wandering wet-footed down the sand,
And the afternoon sitting on the beach
being soothed by waves.
