A Few Thoughts About Autumn

Hi Folks,
The last two months were quite hectic, and I have several posts planned out, but my wifi is a bit sketchy, and I haven't had access to a computer, so those will have to wait, alas. However, it's been an age since I've posted anything, and I didn't want to neglect this blog any longer than I already had. This post won't have any nice pictures, but hopefully my next one will.

Now, some thoughts on Autumn, or as we in the states call it, fall. (Which isn't as nice, but it's short and to the point.)

I lived most of my life in a semi-arid climate. The town I lived in was one of the sunniest in America. I enjoyed it, and the place I grew up in is still very near and dear to my heart, but I was missing something.

This year I experienced my first real Autumn. It was AMAZING! Living in that semi-arid climate, there weren't that many trees. Moving east this year I am now surrounded by trees--they're everywhere!

It gets to the point where I'm claustrophobic. I liked the open plains, stretching out far and wide. I could see everything, I had plenty of space. Off in the distance the mountains rose up on three sides, and I always thought they were like a pair of arms encircling me. I could see all the way to the horizon, and at night the sky looked like a dome, spangled with stars.

My protective mountains are gone. Everything's flat. Even the sky is flat. You can't see to the horizon, there are too many tees. There are bright lights, and I can't see the stars. The trees surround me, a barrier that holds me in. I don't like the trees very well.

Or at least I didn't until now. At first they bothered me, but I'm getting more used to them by the day. They're still unsettling, and I hate the cold feeling I get in my gut when I look out a window and my mountains are gone, but the trees changed. It started in September. They started turning just the slightest bit gold, and then suddenly everything was a burst of color! Reds, oranges, yellows, even purple here and there!

The leaves are everywhere, and the ground is covered with gold. Near our church the bushes have turned the most beautiful shade of red I have ever seen.

These aren't the greatest pictures, and I wish I had more, but these are all I've got at the moment. Maybe I'll take some more during the next few days and show off how pretty fall is. Or maybe you already know, but I'll show 'em anyway, because it's all new and exciting to me. :)

Maybe the trees aren't so bad. I might like it here after all.