Autumn is my favorite season of the year. Stepping out into nature, breathing in the crisp, changing air, and observing the ever-changing surroundings inspire a feeling of thankfulness and joy.
“Every footstep into fall fills my soul with undying awe.” ~Angie Weiland-Crosby
“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful; the Lord God made them all.”
~ Cecil Francis Alexander
A butterfly lights beside us, like a sunbeam …
and for a brief moment it’s glory
and beauty belong to our world …
But then it flies on again, and although
we wish it could have stayed,
we are so thankful to have seen it at all.
~Unknown
I am always thrilled when I come upon a Buckeye. It is my favorite among the butterflies. I like the colors and the bold pattern of the eyespots which are thought to frighten or distract predators.
“I opened two gifts this morning. They were my eyes.” ~Unknown
walking on a country road 