Leaves That Are Green

 

This is my FAVORITE time of year. Daylight Savings Time is over, there is a chill in the air (except today it is forecasted to be 90!) and the holidays are right around the corner. While I wish many things in my life were different, there are so many things I am grateful for. Recent events have made me appreciate more the little things in life. It is important to live in the moment and make lasting memories. 

The lyrics of this song have been running through my head for weeks now.

"Time hurries on

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand

Once my heart was filled with the love of a girl

I held her close, but she faded in the night

Like a poem I meant to write

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand

I threw a pebble in a brook

And watched the ripples run away

And they never made a sound

And the leaves that are green turn to brown"

-Simon and Garfunkel

I'm reminded that the cycles of life and death are all a part of God's great plan. And that it is up to us to make His will our own.

Here is video of the song. More meaningful with music.

Fall Day

I've said it before, but Fall is my very most favorite time of year. I can't wait for Daylight Savings time to end. I love the earlier evenings when its brisk outside. I love to layer & get very excited when jacket weather begins. (Not that it ever really gets that cold here in LA.) My weekend plans? I'll put on a few layers, maybe a scarf, and take a walk through a cemetery, or go on location and do some painting, and then I'll come home and bake something delicious in the oven. And if I had a new yarn craft to work on while dinner cooks, that would be the perfect end to a beautiful Fall day.

Nothing says FALL like FOOTBALL

Our brother coaches high school football, so while we were in San Diego for a wedding we took advantage of the opportunity to watch his team. Check out that gorgeous field!

I attended Monte Vista High School, and sitting in those bleachers brought back lots of memories. Times when I used to watch my friends and classmates playing on the field, then my brother playing and now as the defensive coordinator for the team. I saw a couple of guys I went to high school with at the game and instantly felt like the shy, insignificant person I was in high school. Our band and cheerleaders were MUCH better back in the day, but the players played hard and won! It was fun and now I'm ready for crisp weather and everything autumn.