Re: Fall

Village Sharpener wrote:
> Tim wrote:
> 
>> EVE: Oh, I remember this kind of day so well... It is Fall.
>> ADAM: How do you know that word?
>> EVE: How do I know that if I go out, the air will be sharp and clear? 
>> Why do I remember that sometimes the trees have no leaves at all and 
>> at other times the leaves are green?
>> ADAM: You shouldn't know all that...
>> EVE: I don't even remember how I know the word Fall. Is it really the 
>> right phrase for this time of year?
>> ADAM: Yes, I've heard it before. Yes, it confused me too. Strange -- 
>> they just named the season for the fact that the leaves fall from the 
>> trees. That doesn't seem possible. They certainly would have chosen a 
>> more complicated name than that. You know, if Professor Stokes were 
>> called on to name this time, he certainly wouldn't have called it Fall.
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy Autumn, everyone!
>> Tim 
> 
> 
> Thanks Tim,
> 
> Joe from New England (Massachusetts).
> 
> Maples are just starting to turn outside my shop window.

I'm jealous.

I've been back in Florida for the last couple of years to be near my 
parents who are both in their eighties now. I really miss the cool days 
of autumn with the brightly colored falling leaves and busy squirrels 
and chipmunks.

WR