Schierer Space

Sunday morning found Nate wide awake and K&I not wanting to be. K got up on Saturday, so I got Nate dressed and put him in the car for a road trip.
We didn’t go far, just over to Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville. This past weekend was as beautiful as a central New York fall can be: Mornings that are crisp and cool with the slow rising sun filtering through the steam which rolls off of every waterway. Afternoons with a golden glow as the sun hangs low in the sky to illuminate the crimson and fire of maples trees in all of their glory. Finally, sunsets that last forever and clear purple dusks that fade into the darkening fog of night.

Sunday was just such a morning, and Nate was decked out in his coat and mittens, while I zipped up my thick fleece jacket, slipped on some glove liners and snapped the 70-200mm lens on the camera. A few clicks of the backpack buckles, and Nate & I were off.

The sun had just risen over the hills at the side of the larger of the two lakes and it was catching the tops of the trees as we descended.

When we reached the lake, it was covered in a thin layer of steam, which was rolling along the surface, pushed by a breeze that couldn’t be felt.

We walked quickly to the end of the lake where there is swimming and other activities in the summer. The beach is closed now, and at this hour in the morning, save for a few morning joggers, empty.

The lifeguards are not needed, the boats are pulled up on shore and the buoys rest in expectation of ice to come.

The benches sit idle more than not, basking in the reflected sunlight to store up warmth for the long nights to come. A few cheerful souls do come to sit and eat, and add another memory to this place, but mostly it is still.

Yes, fall is the time of the inevitable, when the trees don their Sunday best for one last dance before the long winter. The grapes glow golden in the morning sun, and store its warmth deep in their roots.

Amidst all of this, we simply walk and smile.

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