The skies are grey here in Michigan. It's damp and the wind is tickling the trees, shaking loose an occasional leaf. In years past, a thick carpet of leaves obscured the ground by now. This year there's only a light scattering of them. I'm trying not to panic. Today is Halloween, a day that many … Continue reading a scattering of leaves
Tag: fall
autumn trickery
Most people I know love love love the Fall. "The colors are beautiful," they say. "The cooler weather is more comfortable," they say. They're kidding themselves. Fall is essentially one part Summer's dramatic death knell, one part gloomy descent into Winter, one part Winter lying about its name. Sure, the beginning of Fall is spectacularly … Continue reading autumn trickery
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