Photo of the Day- First Leaf of Fall

"First Leaf of Fall" - Tracey Capone Photography

I don’t know about you but I am so very over this heat. Living in Chicago, there comes a point somewhere around the end of February, beginning of March, where I start saying the same thing about the cold and snow (especially when we get hit with a blizzard like we had this past year) but it starts pretty early on when it comes to the heat. Now, I don’t mind if it’s in the high 60s, low to mid 70s, not at all… that’s actually quite wonderful. What I do mind is the temperature of 85 degrees with a heat index of “the surface of the sun.”

As I am truly looking forward to those first signs of Autumn and getting past this wretched heat, I thought I would make today’s Photo of the Day, “First Leaf of Fall.” The beautiful crispness and the crimson and ember tones of the leaf, which I came across while walking along the Lake, reminds me that this too shall pass and, soon enough, we’ll be in one of my two favorite seasons of the year, Fall. (And of course check back with me in March when I’m sure I’ll be posting a, “Chicago winter is horrendous” Photo of the Day )