The Flower of the Day is the Cardinal-flower. It's not an easy flower to find on Drummond, but when found, its rich red color makes it one of the showiest of wildflowers. Also, of interest, is that Indians made cough medicine and a love charm from it. The love charm plus two birch bark canoes was said to work wonders.
Our drive home was uneventful -- the way we like it. We spent one night on the road. The Fall colors were waning in northern Michigan when we left, but the color picked up south of Cadillac and was especially good just north of the Indiana border. And then the maple tree in our front yard welcomed us home with its Fall apparel.
A good summer and now we are ready to settle down and enjoy winter in Missouri with all that encompasses. And if any at Lexington are reading this, that includes you -- see you Sunday.
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