Embracing Fall

Fall is a season I have always faced with sadness. Winter is coming, that season that I dread, and fall is the brief, brilliant precursor that is over too soon. It is true, though, that however brief, and however poignant the days seem, they can be some of the most beautiful of the year.

Yesterday, we collected and identified leaves from our yard. We also made leaf rubbings and pressed the leaves between wax paper. Then the girls decorated our windows with the pressed leaves. It was a lovely morning and I thought how much there is to embrace about this season of harvest and color. The girls especially are teaching me, as they always do, to savor the moments of all days, especially these days of fall that they are loving so much.