Change in the air

Last weekend certainly did signify a big change in the weather around here! We've had an exceptionally beautiful fall this year, with warm days and comfortable nights, and I haven't yet put my tee shirts away. But by Friday things started to feel as though winter was indeed not far away.

Friday night I worked at the Mulford Farm, assisting with the Haunted Halloween festivities. By the time we'd been standing outside for three hours in the dark, it truly felt like summer was a distant memory and perhaps the sun had moved on, lending its warmth to other parts of the world. There was a stiff breeze blowing, which didn't help any with the chill that was reaching deep into my bones. By the time I got home I had to draw a nice hot bath and soak for about 15 minutes just to stop shivering.

I think its fair to say autumn is more than half over as November takes its place in our lives once again. The leaves, which have been a blaze of color, setting the sky on fire as the sun covered the tops of the trees with daylight, are falling at an alarming rate. In no time the branches will be bare and we'll be wondering about the first snow.

But this is the season of joy and there's no need to mourn the warm weather. We have much to be thankful for and its time to celebrate. And so we shall.