Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 -- Day 247 (260)

The leaves from the Walnut trees having been falling for a couple of weeks now, and many on the ground have alread turned brown and dried up.  Walking Kea today, I thought about a song Mom used to teach her Sunday School children as well as my children.  It goes:

"Brown leaves crunching when we walk. Air that is (something) when we talk."  I obviously don't remember it all, but imagine little three-year-olds marching in-place pretending to crunch dried leaves.  That was me today w/ a little less exuberance.

We had a storm pass through last night so it's much cooler today w/ a deliciously fresh southwesterly breeze.  It was cool enough to wear a sweater while walking Kea this noon, which made me think of another song Mom used to teach us:

"Zip up your jacket, put on your cap.  Mister Southwind is taking a nap.  Mister Northwind will nip at your nose, and freeze your fingers and your toes." 

Autumn is only about a month away, and w/ it we'll be entering the last season for the first time w/o Mom.  I hope I can always picture her in every season of the year through every season of her life.

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