Autumn Leaves

I have always had a yearning for fall but never have I lived in a place where I could embrace it.

I lived most of my life in South Florida and the past 18 years in N. Central Florida, which is almost as laking in fall color as South Florida.

I've always thought of the fall season as being magical...but how could I know this for sure? My autumn experiences have been just in small bits and pieces...fleeting glimpses made on a few short trips- visits to my sister and her family. They lived in Pennsylvania for about 12 years. Thus-I was able to indulge my hankering for the fall leaf-looking thing a few times!
I would try hard to hit it just right- those visits! At times I may have been a little early - OR a little late! Always, it was Grand, as far as I was concerned!
Any October day was fine!

Here's some pics from 2 of those years:

1977 -L.-ME-R.-My sister


1978 ( This year it was Mom, me and my sister- out leaf-looking)


...and on a ride in the country...a lot of color here!!



Even before my trips to Pennsylvania in the 70s I had a fascination with the fall leaves! On trips to Alabama I would collect leaves and press them between pages of books!
Today I came across these leaves in an old address/ phone book I had saved. I remember these because I got them on the trip we made to Alabama when my husband's dad died, in 1969! (pictured below)
They are very delicate but stll lovely! I'm happy I saved them!



Some Autumn poems HERE


Junie