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Disks gleam from recent fieldwork in northern Wisconsin. Dry weeks made for quick work.
A gravity box is hurried to the next field along Marinette County Highway W at the Little Peshtigo River in northern Wisconsin.
An apple tempts pickers in late October in an orchard in the Bayfield Fruit Loop in far-northern Wisconsin. Warm weather continues.
Orchard leaves turn color and drop as autumn fades.
Cattle graze on late-October pasture along U.S. Highway 2 near Florence, Wisconsin.
Hay bales are stacked high for the long winter along Wisconsin Highway 112 south of Ashland.
Cattle head for hay in a pasture in late October along Wisconsin Highway 118 near Benoit.
A colorful squash decorates an autumn yard.
A 30-pound Hubbard squash awaits preparation for Thanksgiving dinner.
A sign near Ondossagon Road directs travelers to a farm store south of Washburn, Wisconsin. Many farm stores remain open in far-northern Wisconsin.
Parsnips are chopped and ready for drying.
Dried parsnips are stored in a fruit jar. Kept dry, they can last for years of chicken soup.
Rosehips stand ready for harvest in early November near Wisconsin's Lake Superior shore.
Mushrooms show in short grass in late October. Warmer-than-average temperatures have kept mushrooms available longer in the year.
Leaves of strawberry and blueberry turn crimson as autumn fades in the far north of Wisconsin.
A flower blooms as October days dwindle in northern Wisconsin.
A rose tinted with frost retains summer beauty until the temperature warms the first day of November.
Tamarack show golden needles before traces of the first snow Nov. 1 in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
The Sioux River flows into Lake Superior between Washburn and Bayfield, Wisconsin, as autumn grows long in the tooth.
It’s likely that as long as there have been humans, some of them have had steady work predicting the weather.
Jason Maloney
Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County.
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