Connecting to Nature

The colors of the leaves here have become muted, yet there's still so much color, strong yellows and burnt oranges now. The sky has become grayer and whiter too. There are more overcast days and rain and wind, leaves falling like snow. The interim of vibrant autumn color and blinding white snow, this in-between season between seasons still brings blue sky on some days, but far fewer than the middle months of the year. Before the landscape becomes bright with snow, it'll become darker with empty trees. Despite this in-between, there is so much beauty, so much opportunity to see and listen and connect with nature. It's in the yearly change of recurrence, the evening sunsets and early darkness, the smells of wet trees and dying leaves, the light in the morning becomes familiar again, as we enter a state of change we've seen and known before.