A blink of Fall

Depending on where you are in the country (USA) it feels as though the fall season blew in and swished right on out in the blink of an eye. It's feeling more like winter in my neck 'o the woods. I'm sure this is just a random snap, but on the Southeastern end of the United States, we are seeing freezing temperatures. It's not really a complaint, but more of an observation.  I actually love the fall season, I just didn't expect for it to disappear so fast. I'm sure we'll see the temps start to climb a bit again over the next few days.

Wherever you are, stay warm, grab a good book, or a favorite something/someone to cuddle with, turn on the music and enjoy the falling leaves, logs crackling in the fireplace and random hot toddies.

A blade of grass
by Khalil Gibran

Said a blade of grass to an autumn leaf,
"You make such a noise falling! You scatter all my winter dreams."
Said the leaf indignant,
"Low-born and low-dwelling! Songless, peevish thing!
You live not in the upper air and you cannot tell the sound of singing."

Then the autumn leaf lay down upon the earth and slept.
And when spring came she waked again - and she was a blade of grass.
And when it was autumn and her winter sleep was upon her,
and above her through all the air the leaves were falling, she muttered to herself,
"O these autumn leaves! They make such a noise! They scatter all my winter dreams."