Look around you. The tops of the trees are turning red/brown/orange/yellow-ish. The last of the summer produce are slowly diminishing, replaced by the bounty of Fall apples, pumpkins, and pears.
Smell the air? There’s a crispness to it and the coolness of it that’s refreshing after what seemed like an endless scorching summer heat. Sweaters and scarves are showing up.
Of course, football season is well underway and there’s new excitement around as folks root for their favorite teams. And how about festivals galore? They’re all over!
On Wednesday night, our church bid goodbye to Summer and kicked off the Fall with some outdoor family fun and music. Among my little boy’s favorites were riding the choo-choo train three times on his own then with company two more times, scaling then sliding down the huge inflatable slide with his Daddy, getting splashed with water as he was in awe watching a grown-up fall into the dunk tank, falling in line for popcorn and sharing it with a friend, running in the rain and stomping on the puddles with glee, getting his head soaking wet from the rainwater falling from the gutter of what was supposed to be our protection from the rain, and making and meeting new friends. I thoroughly enjoyed the bluegrass music by Greenbriar while chatting up with some wonderful people.
It rained! The parking lot cleared in no time as folks either left early, thankfully after having eaten dinner, or rushed to whatever shelter they could find. But the rain blew over in less than ten minutes and the most beautiful huge rainbow arc showed up. It’s as if it made sure no one missed it! Ahhh…God was smiling.
photo courtesy of Brad McIlwain
So long Summer…see you next year! Hello Fall…welcome!
