A friend told me today that due to the sudden cooling of the weather the salmon in Lake Michigan are getting ready to make their annual run up the Milwaukee River to spawn and die. Usually this does not happen until the end of September, but with temperatures dipping tonight to the 30′s the run may be early. He is going to check it out tomorrow and let me know if this is the season for the salmon run. A few years ago when we went salmon fishing together I caught a few large salmon that, when smoked, made for some good eating. Salmon, when fully grown, return to the spot on the river where they were released to spawn and die.
Weather rather than dates seems to be the determining factor for when they run upstream.

Personally I am holding out for more of the summer season. The household gardens are still producing and I would like to extend the harvest as long as possible. But again the temperature, not the dates, will determine this. Tuesday of this week schools in the area open once more for the fall session. Here dates, not weather, determines the time to return to school.

Again I find myself with too much to do and having to set priorities of what to do. Neither weather nor dates affect these choices, but only I and people around me. A friend called tonight for a possible ride to a doctor’s appointment tomorrow afternoon. Healing takes precedence over many other things in my life.

Dinner tonight, made by my wife, featured a variety of garden fair — Routounni of egg plant, zucchini squash and tomatoes from the garden, and a dish of green beans. Now these are dishes of the season. Tomorrow I plan to make a Middle East salad with many of the garden ingredients. This is the season for cooking with fresh, garden-grown vegetables.

No matter if you go by date or temperature this is the season for change.

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