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Nov 1, 2025
Nov 1, 2025

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A barn in Jackson County, Wisconsin, inspired a fall essay by Chris Hardie in 2015.

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Scottish Highland cows enjoy life in 2017.

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Mississippi River fishers are framed by a yellow maple in 2017.

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The day of peak fall color in 2018 also brings an early snow.

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Fall colors so far this year are muted.

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Chris Hardie For Agri-View

The shortening days and the changing colors of autumn are visual reminders to me that another year is coming to a close.

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Chris Hardie and his wife, Sherry, live on his great-grandparents’ Jackson County farm. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, he is a former member of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and past president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. His book “Back Home: Country Tales by the Seasons” is available through Amazon.