Surfing with Wind

[RunningDeer]

Signs of Fall

• pack up summer shorts
• unpack winter gear
• coats and hoodies
• tailgate picnics and parties
• mismatched colored mittens
• two left mittens

• pine cones carpet the ground
• leaves dance and twirl one last hurrah
• leaf blowers, rakes, and pumpkin face plastic bags
• leaf piles, little legs, mittened hands
• burning leaves, smoke-snap-crackle-pop

• burnt roasted pumpkin seeds
• barn fires on the beach
• dust off ice fishing gear
• squirt guns go on strike
• kite battles in the skies

• swap out baseball cleats for soccer cleats
• check welly boots for spiders and mice
• strategically placed pamphlets for Caribbean Cruise
• bird feeders at the ready for winter residents
• hot chocolate, marshmallows and s’mores

• Hibachi grills cool their jets
• squirrels stash the cache
• squirts of DW2 on tricycle bells
• knit beanies and Fedoras fashion show parade

• chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
• chicken noodle soup and saltine crackers
• family night, micro-wave pop corn and movies
• strategically placed pamphlets for Disneyland and Disney World
• pumpkin and apple picking

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• pumpkin carving
• gourd and corn stalk decorations
• Google gourd - fruit or vegetable?
• banana bug (the stink bug) invasion
• fall wardrobe smells of cedar trees

• trees pack-up their summer wardrobe
• trees dress in colorful formal wear
• bi-planes give fly-by to trees in formal wear
• trees express joy at highway onlookers

• replace summer screens for winter windows
• ladybugs come in to hibernate
• beach balls deflate
• sand pails and shovels fade in color
• folded up lawn chairs with matching umbrella and table
• folded up beach chairs in lopsided piles

• pumpkin and spice muffins and pies
• apple and spice muffins and pies
• baby's plastic pool filled with beer and soda pop
• hot dogs and hamburgers still on the grill
• marshmallows in an open flame pit

[O Donna]

What's your price for flight? - Night Ranger

La Petite Mort

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o_QTaUuU8F4

Broke an early promise
Put trust in an unknown
Fell headlong into the arms
Of the first that stirred me
Unsteadied a steady heart
And took me to a place I've never been

When life gets too overwhelming just look up at the night and lose yourself for a while.

- Deborah Ten Brink

What's your price for flight?
In finding Mister Right
You'll be alright tonight

- Night Ranger