Someone mentioned to me today that they had traveled to Northern Michigan last weekend to see the fall colors. He said they were the best he had ever seen in his life. That’s a pretty big statement coming from someone who is over 70 years old. I’ll have to take his word for it because I missed it.
Looking at huge vistas of fall colors from the comfort of your car is a lot of fun. Sometimes you need to get out of the car and appreciate the small color displays up close.
In a spot in our yard that we keep wild, we have three different species of wild asters thriving. There’s the dark purple New England aster growing along side a lighter purple aster and a white species.
Driving along at 55 mph you might catch a fleeting glimpse of our native Michigan asters while on your color tour. But to really appreciate them, you need to get out of the car and look at them close up.