Fall is in the Air

Fall, Autumn, whatever you want to call it I love the season.  The cooler temperatures are most welcome.  Others may not appreciate them, but I love the crisp air or a cool morning.  The warm cup of coffee or cappucinno that accompanies me to my chair for morning devotion time, not only tastes great but warms the hands as well.  The beautiful orange "harvest moon" that graced the eastern horizon a few nights ago was a beautiful sight to see; I'm not sure how the moon can look 4 times the normal size and be that orange, but it happens every fall, and I marvel at the occurance every time.  Many have delivered garden produce that will soon be no more, at least not until next summer; as the cold nights are starting to take their toll on the plants and vines of this season.  The grasses on the hillsides have started to change colors, there you will see shades of pink, orange, and yellow.  The leaves have begun their change as well, yellows, reds, and oranges; there are patches of sumac that I love to watch as they change to a vibrant red.  The grouse, pheasant, deer and turkey have all started to move around again (be careful on the roads).  I've even seen small flocks of birds moving in from the north as they begin their journey south for the winter.  The bees and butterflies are really working over the flowers that are still blooming to get all the remaining drops of nectar.  The crab apple tree in the front yard is dropping apples in large numbers creating some work to rake them all up; but I don't mind because I get the chance to be outside on the beautiful blue sky days where the temperature is at a comfortable level.  The grass needs mowed maybe one more time before it goes dormant.  All of this marks off another season - seasons set in place by God.  Yes time does go by, but we can relish in the fact that even in the passing of time God is present for it is God's design.  Enjoy the season!