Enriched by autumn rains, parts of the prairie stayed wide awake well into October.
It was a pleasure to be out & about, except the light was too often flat and dull.
The rains subsided. The sun shone bright. Long light pierced through fading woods.
More visitors stopped by.
The air turned chill, yet a few things held on.
Day by day, the light sank.
Then it was all but gone.
We got four inches of rain during October. An unusual amount, but it'd been dry for so long the water was welcome.
Then it turned unexpectedly nice. Late autumn prairie blooms held on. Some few even seemed to start afresh.
A pair of visitors stopped by.
How long they stayed I can't say. It's safe to assume they've flown from these parts by today.
Near the end of October, change accelerated. Light grew longer.
Autumn piled on.
At times the light fell near perfect. Then life on the prairie was revealed in high relief.
