I absolutely adore spring with its bright green growth popping up in grass and trees. But, my favorite time of year without a doubt is fall. There is nothing better than the crisp air surrounding you while the warmth of the sun beats down.
I'm not really a fan of cold rain on a Saturday, but it made for a wonderful reason to stay curled up inside with no reason to do anything purposeful. Today, however, the bright blue sky just beckoned me out. I couldn't stay out too long - much too much work to be done for classes, but every chance I got, I wandered out to the porch and then on outside just to breathe the world in.
All of the windows and doors are flung open to capture the essence of the outdoors, but when evening comes, they all go shut so as to maintain the warmth of the day and tonight I will pile on the blankets and quilts and succumb to sleep while the world continues to move.
One of the things I love the most about knowing people all over the country ... all over the world is watching how they live within their environment. Friends down south rarely see ice and snow, but experience the wildness of a hurricane. Friends west of Nebraska experience much shorter summers and longer winters. Friends in the great northeast see cooler summers and sometimes much harsher winters. It's exciting to see it all happen ... all around.
I love the power of weather. It's uncontrollable by mankind. No matter how hard we try, it remains out of our control. Sometimes it is devastating, sometimes it is glorious, but it is always what it is ... not what we make of it. The chaos is beautiful.
Tomorrow I will enjoy another beautiful, sunny, glorious day and I will be thankful for fall all over again. As we get closer and closer to winter, I will pray that God grants us a respite from the insanity that we experienced last winter, but will recognize that if it comes with all of its raging power, I will be able to do nothing but accept it.
Kind of makes for a fun life, doesn't it?!?!
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