Happy Fall, Y'all

This is my favorite season. The leaves were at their peak last week. Now, they are all falling. I really feel so small but part of something greater when I stand outside as hundreds and hundred of leaves swirl all around me. And the sky...so blue and clear, when it's not raining, of course. We have had record rain fall this year and it is still coming! It's raining right now. The trees have been happy and have rewarded us with a brilliant display of color. Then, we get to crunch along pathways with the new carpet of foliage, hiding all the undergrowth which will make surprise appearances this spring. We don't fight the leaves. We let them be, the way our wonderful creator designed for their special purpose of giving the ground a blanket and providing nutrients as they eventually crumble and become one with the earth again.