Patches of sunlight filtered through the branches of the front yard tree.
The autumn attire, thousands of brilliant yellow leaves, looked almost golden against a perfectly blue sky.
The air was crisp and on the cool side. Leaves crunched under my feet as I made my way to the car.
Such days in this most blessed of seasons make the heart sing.
Slipping behind the wheel, I looked out in front of me. Fallen leaves had piled up in the space at the bottom of the windshield.
One solitary leaf clung, shown in the top photo, clung to the windshield and I couldn't help but wonder how long it could hang on.
All the way to the end of the street, the leaf remained, then detached and took off in a gust of wind.
It made me think how human beings, too, can be tenacious.
We hang on sometimes in the worst of circumstances.
Then, there comes a time when we can finally let go.
And then we're free.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT MOTHER NATURE?
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