Glorious Fall 2021

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Today started out as a windy, rainy day. I was glad I had nowhere I needed to be. Leaves fell more today then they have for the past few weeks. But, while today started out rainy it didn’t stay that way. We have had some marvelous, beautiful fall days and the colors of the leaves has been glorious. Our fall adventures have enabled us to see some great colorful trees from the Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin border area to the Chicago area and southern Wisconsin. We have enjoyed many fall days out and about.

We really did get to appreciate fall this year. We went to Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL two different days to experience some color. Augustana College in Rock Island, IL is always at its most beautiful in the fall - and we were fortunate to have a great day for a visit. We took a day trip to Lake Geneva, WI where we wandered a bit around the lake. We had a couple of days in the Galena, IL area where we visited Mississippi Palisades State Park and drove into Wisconsin to overlook the Mississipi River there as well. 


Fall also saw us celebrating Kristin and Scott’s wedding Part 2 including visits from family and Halloween. It has been a great season!


Glorious Fall 2021




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