Oh how I love the Fall

Oh how I love the fall. This is the season of harvesting, children going back to school and family portraits. It is cooler weather and high school seniors. It is slowing down to watch the leaves change. The final crop of hay coming in from the field and the thought of spud harvest around the corner. I love the smell of the grain being harvested and the dust in the air. I love watching the anticipation of my children as they get ready for a new year at school. New teachers and new classrooms. I love hearing the news of old friends in the classroom and the hope of new ones for the coming year. I love the thought of new peaches all ready for canning and preparing the jars for homemade jam. Rodeos and state fairs and the smell of scones and hot dogs lingering in the air. I love new pencils and fresh new boxes of crayons. Sweatshirts in the evenings while still wearing sandals. Remembering Maine in the midst of "leaf peeping season" and the covered bridges in Vermont against the red, orange and yellow leaves. I love corn on the cob and fresh apples from the tree. Oh how I love the fall!

The Core IV

Paul, Nanette (cousins), Sherri and Joel (not cousins) have been friends since most of us can remember. Friends came and went over the years. Some still stick (Carrie and Michelle) and others we look back and wonder why they even tried to keep up. The years went by and we all have families and seem to be living in different directions but getting together has never been better. I know why while growing up we laughed, cried and lived to visit each other. Fact stands that the bond is still strong regardless of time or place. That is a rare and priceless thing these days. We remain the core IV.