Fall in Michigan

As a native New Yorker who grew up on the steep banks of the Hudson River – a place so beautiful that it inspired a whole period and style of American painting – it can be a bit frustrating living in a place so lacking in mountains and vistas. But the fall is one of the times when Michigan really comes to life.r
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All around, colors are exploding and this is turning out to be one of the more beautiful and colorful falls I have seen in my 13 (!) years here in Ann Arbor. A morning bike ride greeted me with this view of the canopy of trees on my street. Clicking on the picture to the left will give you a view of the neighborhood my office building sits in the middle of.r
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And with fall colors also comes some of the best playoff baseball you could ever hope to see. Each night Jeremy and I tune into great game after great game, and the I hardly believe I’m saying this, but there is a real possibility of a Red Sox – Cubs World Series. And tonight we have yet another classic match up when Roger Clemens takes the mound at Fenway against Pedro Martinez for what could be Clemens last game ever.r
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Rich fall colors, temperatures warm enough to bike to work and night after night of classic playoff baseball, who could ask for more?