Learning about Autumn

The buddies and I awoke to a glorious, cloud- covered sky this morning and headed out of the house to celebrate the first day that feels like Autumn. Well, it sort-of, feels like Autumn. The temperature here is 79 degrees but there is a distinctive crispness in the air. Really! At one of our favorite parks, we found a lone tree whose leaves decided to turn. The buddies took turns picking leaves off the poor little tree, proclaiming, "organge!".

They spent the next hour and a half tromping all over the park. They counted the dinosaurs a dozen times, practiced what they call "big jumps" off the larger playscape, played on the swings, tackled the balance beam, and ran through the neighboring woods. We had the entire park to ourselves so I guess our neighbors didn't find the ominous skies as inviting as we did.