It was a sunny, cool autumn day when I visited Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti this week. The recent colder weather in southeast Michigan finally turned the 100+ year old sugar maple and hickory tree leaves brilliant shades of red, gold, and orange.
A beautiful view against the clear blue sky as I travelled through the cemetery.
What I didn’t expect was one bright spot of color moving on the ground.
A red fox strolled in front of me across the gravel road, paused on the edge of the cemetery grass near the woods, and turned around to look at me.
Surprised me since red foxes are nocturnal.
A minute later, the fox disappeared into the deep shadows of the woods.
