Fall

It's fall!

The high temperatures have gone from high seventies

to low sixties.

And rain has returned to the Pacific Northwest.

It's not yet, constant gray skies and rain...

...just a taste every few days.

The weather seems to breaking us in slowly.

 

I love the turning colors of the leaves, on deciduous trees. 

(Did you know that I was an adult with a second grader before I HEARD the word deciduous?  And I had to ask him what it meant.  With infinite kindness and great disgust he replied, "It means...trees that lose their leaves."  I was grateful he didn't add, "DUH", but he was still a sweet little second grader and not a sarcastic teenager.)

I love the colors, and how they paint the neighborhood ~ green, red, orange and yellow ~ and one year, I found a leaf that was a little bit blue too ~ of course, that was because someone had been using spray paint ~ but it had blue on it.  I think that counts.  Don't you?

 

 

I love cool, crisp days when the sun is shining.

I love walking outside and hearing the oh~so satisfying crunch of fallen pine cones when you step on them.

I have even come to appreciate gray skies and rain.

Because I can appreciate the gray skies and rain ~ I am even more appreciative of blue skies and sunshine.

 

Look around ~ appreciate the beauty of each season ~

Find the beauty that God created for our enjoyment and remember to thank Him!

 

Happy Fall!