Most things in creation have been running two to four weeks ahead around here. Our daisies were a few weeks early in June as were the Brown-Eyed Susans and lilies in July. The corn we drive past on our way various places looks much further along than normal. The orchard we pass regularly and where we go to pick apples as a family has apples that appear much larger than they normally would be at this point of the summer.
Numerous bloggers and YouTubers I follow have regularly mentioned over the summer that garden vegetables, fruits, and fruit tress are ripe two to four weeks early. This includes people in different parts of the country so it isn’t just a Michigan or even Midwest thing.
And then this past week while out on a drive we saw leaves already turning! We normally see a few scattered leaves turning the first week of August, but ten days before August is perhaps the earliest I’ve ever seen them around here.
What are you seeing where you are? Are your flowers and gardens running far ahead? Are you seeing leaves turn? Do you think it signifies an early fall? Harsh winter? Is it pushing you to make hay while the sun shines? Or do you think it doesn’t really indicate anything significant?
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Yes! I’ve noticed that here in Ohio as well! My birthday is in mid August and the cicadas don’t usually start until after my birthday and they’ve been going for a couple weeks already. I also noticed a neighbor’s tree with a few branches of leaves turning too. I was hoping it was just because it’s been quite dry, but you may be closer to being right about an early fall. I wish I could enjoy fall, but it’s followed by winter and that’s my least favorite season. 😉
Up until the last week or so we’ve had loads of rain. It’s been so green and lush, especially for July. We have had cooler temps at night and I know that’s a factor in the leaves changing. But it sounds like Ohio is trending like Michigan.
I love fall and winter, but I’m not ready for either yet. I want my summer downtime to last as long as possible. lol
Our evergreen bushes have red berries on it already. Usually we do not see any berries until late July or early August. The berries have appeared in early July. We always know Fall is on the way when the berries start to appear. .
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That reminded me that our sedum flowers are far ahead this year, too. I wonder if they will go to full color earlier. It looks like they might.
Our neighbors had a large burning bush tree that I would watch slowly turn starting in early August. The very top of the tree would start to slowly shade toward red. But they cut it down this summer so I lost indicator.
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Things are still running two to four weeks early around here – flowers, leaves, etc.
One of the orchards we visit said online that their apples are running 12-14 days ahead of schedule this year.