Colors of Autumn

I have a love-hate relationship with fall. I love the fall colors, pumpkins, Halloween, the smell of woodsmoke and the fact that soon I will get an extra hour of sleep. I hate that fall must usher in winter, with its' sub-zero temperatures, snow and the never-ceasing wind.

The leaves had started to change before I went to California, but they were nothing like this. I'm glad I came home in time to see them. And no, I won't be raking up the leaves- soon enough the winds will come and blow them all away.