fall leaves with snow
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Half and half

ByLakota Grace

fall leaves with snow

Wouldn’t it be nice if nature presented us seasons like the calendar does: On this day Fall begins. On this day, Winter arrives.

But it doesn’t happen that way, of course. Some days she feels like warm weather and zephyr breezes. On others, she pouts behind fog and rain.

And on some days she refuses to make up her mind and splits the difference!

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
~Rumi~

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  1. It dropped to 22F here last night in Virginia and put a heavy layer of frost on everything. A constant grrrrrr of the heater. It’s like winter arrived but forgot to bring the snow.

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