Autumn, Overlooking Madison © 2012 Bo Mackison
“Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity;
but it is also breadth, and depth, and distance. What man can stand with autumn
on a hilltop and fail to see the span of his world and the meaning of the rolling
hills that reach to the far horizon?” ~ Hal Borland
I stood on a hill-top this morning overlooking a prairie remnant, then a line of ash trees dressed in the brightest of yellows, next a small woods touched with a variety of color – dark greens, yellow greens, yellows, oranges, reds. Beyond the woods, the blue of Lake Mendota in the early morning contrasts with the city of Madison that rises from the shores to the gently rolling hillsides. I could see the University of Wisconsin and the State’s Capitol building in Madison’s downtown.
It’s a sight that made me pause, filled me with a deep joy that Sherpa and I had decided to settle in Madison nearly three decades ago. Madison in autumn with the change in the weather to pleasant days, cooler nights; Madison in autumn with its glorious colors — Madison is at its best (in my opinion) from mid-September through mid-November.
Viewing Madison, and a bit of the surrounding countryside, from the top of a hill is one of those perfect autumn moments.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. Since autumn’s cool weather arrived, she’s been spending many an early morning at a prairie remnant just north of Madison — wandering, thinking, and taking a few photographs, too.
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Pretty awesome. Must be a wonderful city.
It’s a lovely city, and the view from this particular point is one of my favorites. Thanks, Gandalf.
Beautiful autumn photo–love those orange-yellows.
We’re pretty much near peak, and it’s been a wonderful autumn for color!
Gorgeous colors!
Thanks, Montucky. Hope your getting good color up in those mountains, too!
What stunning colors!! You’re ahead of us – it would appear – in the leaf changing season. WOW!
It was quite the WOW place. 🙂
I am missing autumn leaves, autumn scents, the autumn sights that I’m used to. Thank you for sharing your autumn world with those of us who aren’t seeing any fall hues this year and are in need of a boost of color.
I have plenty to share, Debi. Enjoy!