I can't remember ever enjoying Fall as much as I do this year.
We made a huge leaf pile with the kids. As they "buried" me, sound slowly muffled, leaf stems poked me in every direction and the crisp aroma of fallen leaves overtook me. I had forgotten how cool the world looks through a tangle of orange and brown leaves and stems.
We put up our bird feeder a few weeks ago. I've always enjoyed watching the birds, but I've never noticed the sequence in which they came until this Fall. The Chickadees found the feeder right away. Next came a Mourning Dove, and just now I saw a Junco hopping around the bottom.
I've said it before: this is my first Fall in over 3 years that I'm not either pregnant or taking care of a wee, wee one (under 14 months old). Every day my kids are a little more capable, and every day I feel like I awaken a little bit more.
I'm noticing so many things around me, a lot of them nature-related. I feel very in tune with our house, our yard and our little corner of the world in general.
I am content.
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