Good Things

Here are some things that make me happy about this time of year.

• Sound of fallen leaves chasing my car as I drive along with the window down.
• More sun bursting through the canopy of trees over the windows of my living room creating new and vibrant patterns on the floor and walls.
• The smell of leaves after a good fall rain.
• Seeing my kids' imaginations going full tilt with the planning of Halloween costumes.
• Catching sight of a perfect red oak leaf being gently teased from a tree and released to the lawn below.
• Getting up from under a warm blanket and feeling a refreshing chill in the air.
• School being in full swing and finally being fully acclimated to the hectic schedule.
• Changing the wardrobe. Putting away the shorts and tank-tops and pulling out the warm socks and long sleeved shirts.
• The sheer beauty of the plethora of colors mother nature lets loose at this time of year.
• Sunshine that doesn't scald the skin.

There are a bunch more but these are the ones that have been on my mind. Got some of your own? Put them in the comments.