Burning leaves. Golden in sun. Luxurious reds. Bouncing light. Crisp air. The pool water goes from refreshing in Summertime heat, to downright cold on a mild day. Pumpkins and candy corn. All mark the season of Autumn. A time when nature's beauty packs up for Winter's hibernation. Breaking out my George Winston this time of year, and listening to it until Spring's promise of new beginnings. While nature's beauty packs up, I unpack. Sweaters, turtlenecks, humidifiers replace fans, yarn to make new hats and scarves, pencils and 3-ring binders for classes. Packing...unpacking...it's another transition. We need to keep hope alive through this one. How do we grasp hope when it is no longer evident in what we see? Some of us find it in our children, our grand-children. Their futures. Our spouses or significant others. Is there anything more impor...
Songs from the heart and other notes.