Fall Comes Early to Homer Glen

As I was leaving my Homer Glen home the other day, I couldn't believe the sudden shift in weather.  We went from sweaty 90 degree weather one day to 50 degrees the next.  My granddaughter had to switch out the shorts she laid out for school the day before to jeans, and she had to grab a jacket.

One of the days was actually close to perfect weather since it was sunny and got up into the 70's.  It was so gorgeous I shot a few pictures from my car on a scenic drive down 104th Ave., which is surrounded by forest preserves, lakes and ponds.  What a perfect day for fishing - not too hot yet not too cold.

My husband went to see Nascar races yesterday with a friend and they got rained out, so they had to push things aside and go back today.  It was still a little rainy this morning but the sun is trying to peek out from behind the clouds.

I thought maybe it was a cold spurt and it would revert back, and I'm hoping that will still happen before Autumn weather is here for good.  I love the Fall, but it can get pretty cold in these southwest Chicago suburbs.  And it is the reminder of the cold winter and spring seasons to come. 

Inclement Weather in the Southwest Chicago Suburbs

There was tornado damage in a farther south Chicago suburb of Peotone last night. Several homes were damaged and there were also some injuries. Peotone is considered a more rural area and I had relatives that had a farm there, but it's a little too far out of my selling area.

I slept very well in my Orland Park home last night and was surprised to speak to a client who told me he didn't get any sleep last night because of the storm. I remember having trouble sleeping in my prior Oak Lawn home that I just closed on last week.

It was originally a ranch style home that had a 2nd story addition put on, turning it
into more of a cape cod or 1 1/2 story home. For some reason, I could always hear the wind and rain more in my Oak Lawn home than I can in my current split level home. Maybe it's because my 2nd story was so much higher than in my current home.

I don't know the reason, but I'm glad to have "weathered" my first bad storm in my new Orland Park home. I hope the new owners of my Oak Lawn home slept well last night.