Wednesday, October 4th, 2006...12:33 pm
The Delights of Autumn
Enjoying the sunny days and crisp, breezy evenings
Watching Chris turn a pumpkin into a work of art
Seeing humorous and original Halloween costumes
Staring in wonder at the deep black of the clear night sky
Observing Samhain and paying honor to my ancestors
Listening to the sound of the wind blowing through dried leaves
Celebrating the Halloween festivities with the kids
Looking up to see Orion stretching out above me each evening
Hearing the wonderful things my kids come up that they are thankful for
Noticing all the creative, colorful harvest decorations
Going for hay rides and corn maze adventures
Sitting peacefully in the woods, listening to the gentle stillness of nature
Experiencing the generosity and spirited fun of the local UU auction
Watching trees turn from green into a rainbow of vibrant colors
2 Comments
October 5th, 2006 at 11:59 am
This is a beautiful month, isn’t it?
October 6th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
I grew up in a sub-tropical climate for about 7 years as a child. For many years I thought that I hated the changing of the seasons because of the cold weather that was on it’s way. About a week ago the heat in our house kicked on and I realized, as I was standing in the hallway, that I was looking forward to the cold weather. We naturaly slow down during the winter months. Autum is the most beautiful time of the year. (I have thought this even when living in Hawaii. I missed the changing of the leaves.) I look forward to sitting in front of the wood stoves gitting the fires going in the early mornings. I rarly get the cance to read the newspaper unless I am starting the fire. The newspaper being the “firstarter” I pick through what I burn immediatly and save what I want to read for burning later. I make myself get up earler to “restart the fires” (we have two woodstoves, the main sorce of heat for our home in the winter months) but in reality I think I look forward to the time alone reading beside the warmth of the fire.
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