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Here I sit with a horrible cold, missing work and hoping this is not a harbinger of winter colds to come. Perhaps this one is shoring up my immunity for the winter.
Ignoring that for a moment, lets step outside.
Take a deep breath.
Do you smell that?
Can you feel that?
My calendar says Autum is 9 days away, but I can feel it coming. I think autumn is something primal we can feel deep down inside us. Soon the lush greens of summer will give way to brilliant oranges, purples, reds, yellows and golds. Crisp, cool nights; warm, sunny days.
Apple cider is back in the stores and I enjoy the taste of apples again.
Here in Northern Virginia, there isn’t even a hint of the oranges, golds and maroons to come. I hear from my parents that up north in Wisconsin the leaves have started to change. I can’t see it here, but at night when its crisp and cool I can smell it and I can feel it. I may be sick, but I can feel the energy that autumn brings to me. I even found this lovely photo to share with you of Picnic Point in Madison. (photo credit to UW-Madison Communications Department.)

So here’s to Autumn, Harvest Festivals, Apple Cider, Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, Hay Rides, Oktoberfest, Halloween, Bonfires, and Thanksgiving.
May our fall be long and our winter short.