09/12/2025
Fall is right around the corner! I can feel the crispness in the air! Although the days begin to shorten, the break in the hot weather gets me excited for long sleeves, hot cocoa, and bonfires.
As a little girl, I loved collecting leaves when they were vibrant with color and I would shuffle my feet through the piles of crispy leaves that had fallen under the trees. I remember the smell of burning wood in the air just before the sky turned gray for the winter.
As an adult, I love to study fallen leaves. I see their splotches, tears, and imperfections. I wonder what their life was like as a green leaf and how many storms they endured. I love to put them on the fire and listen to them crackle and watch them turn into sparks. Then, the smoke wafts away letting go of everything that once was. Until Spring...