Autumn Arrives

Autumn in Parke County, Indiana.
10/29/2011  dwm photo

One way or another, we've survived two springs and two summers of the Covid-19 pandemic and starting our second autumn under the cloud of the deadly virus.  Things are more normal than they were, but we are still living on Covid-time.

Autumn is my favorite season.  It doesn't come on too strong as winter and summer tend to do and its flair is understated compared to the brilliance of spring's annual rebirth.

Dry conditions this year stressed trees forcing many trees to shut down chlorophyll production early, revealing hidden colors inside each leaf earlier than usual.

 Be A Leaf

We go about our business

Each and every day.

Not exciting.

It's the same old thing,

Going through the motions

We're bland as khaki slacks.

Underneath are sparks of color

Orange

Yellow

Red

Show your color

Be brilliant

Be YOU!

9/11/2021 dwm

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Have a Great Fall

Autumn is color, hot cider

Wagon rides and piles of leaves

It's the final cutting of grass

And the first killing frost.

Autumn is sweatshirts

A chill in the air.

Fall reminds us the clock is ticking

Live in the moment

Live for others

Live.

9/11/2021 dwm