Magnificent Monday: Spring/Fall

 Another Magnificent Monday is nearly here. This weeks theme is Spring and Fall. Since I live in the Northwest of the United States for me it will be Fall.

Fall means several different things to me: The smell of rain and wet soil, which I love. The air is clean and brisk not to cold yet. In our area a bit damp, lots of rain, I have come to appreciate all the rain in the forests, lakes and rivers that we have.

Kiddos in feety jammies, long sleeved shirts, quiet play, warm and cozy.

Birds migrating through, harvesting the seeds I leave in the garden.

The last blossoms of the season, before the sleep for the next couple of months, to be renewed with new life.

Leaves just starting to turn, making the hillsides a canvas of beautiful colors, the critters running to and fro to collect what they can and fatten up before the pickings get slim. If you sit still and listen you can hear it all going on.

Small rivers already starting to swell with the rain.

Coastal fog and rain, first squall of fall, moving the sand and clearing the beaches of most non locals, few can handle the first winds of fall.

 Vibrant naked ladies bursting forth through the damp soil to give us one last pop of color.

Time to come inside and keep each other warm, stew on the stove, cookies in the oven, conversations constant as we get to know one another once more. 

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