Ahh Autumn

 

                                        Ahh, Autumn

It’s officially Autumn. The weather traditionally would be cooling down on its way to greet Winter. But this has been a strange season, weatherwise. Fewer jackets are being worn than expected and it’s not unusual to see kids still in shorts. Temperatures have been way warmer than average. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane trap the sun’s heat and have been warming Earth’s atmosphere.

It seems like a warmer Fall would alter the timing of when leaves change their color but trees seem to know better. The leaves are glowing with brilliant reds and yellows and starting to fall in huge numbers. I used to like to crunch them when I walked down the street. I still do.

Ahh, Autumn. It remains its beautiful self. Now it’s time to get out the rake and gather the fallen leaves. Crunch, crunch, crunch.

 

Blue to New

 

Blue to New

The sky was clear blue this morning like a calm sea that you could see deeply through. Later in the afternoon some wispy clouds started to appear, creating a breathtaking impressionistic painting across the sky. Later in the day, the sky was covered with thin, white clouds as if a sheet had been stretched across the trees.

Rain was being predicted for the end of the day and the air seemed to be following the forecast. The white clouds turned darker gray and soon drizzles started to tap on the ground. The rain increased for a while and then the clouds moved on, leaving a new, clear evening to appreciate.

The sky was dramatic as it shifted from clear to cloudy to rainy and back again. The process was hard to ignore. It made me think of how our energy moves throughout the day. Sometimes it is calm and peaceful, sometimes dark and worrisome, but it is always something to observe. Remembering the path of the sky on that day helps me to put things in perspective, to recognize that life moves along and to respect the flow.