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Blessings
By Mary Elizabeth Fricke
The tree leaves folded over the road like a colorful canopy. So
many colors. The sunlight peeping through here and there, a bright
beacon turning the leaves to a kaleidoscope of brilliant colors
radiating through the mass covering high wide limbs. She had always
loved fall. The mild temperatures and colors as days grew short,
beckoning the coming winter. She loved watching the animals scurry
to create their winter hideaways and birds fly south seeking warmer
climes against pending frost.
The mild wind created enough chill she was grateful for the jacket
she’d pulled on before leaving the house for this short stroll. She
gathered the front panels closer, hugging herself, not so much for
warmth as to gather her thoughts while taking this mental assessment.
She needed to consider the situation out here in God’s enchanting
world. Her gaze traveled past the trees lining the lane to take in the