Fall is on it's way

Just a few random pictures from a hike in the fall. The ferns are brown because we had gotten a hard frost a week before this.

Lake views.

One of my favorite places. Love the view.

Frosty Teasel Morning

Just some pictures from a frosty morning.

My Wife, My Love

Love hiking with her. It was a cold day today and I noticed the sun playing with her face hidden behind the hood so had to take a pic.

Fancy Ice

I saw this and was amazed. How the ice froze like this I have no idea, but I love it.

Milkweed

Some pictures of the milkweed seeds. They are beautiful in there own ugly way.
       The milkweed plant leaves are a big food source for the monarch caterpillar. The leaves have toxins in them that the caterpillar consumes and they stay in the body after it turns into a butterfly to repel predators from eating it.