Leaves

While September is surely the most beautiful month around where I live, October can give September a run for its money. Sure it can get pretty darn-tootin' cold in October but we still have several beautiful warmish days. October is the month I get to hear the heavenly sound of leaves crunching underfoot. I do a lot of walking so I'll be doing a lot of crunching. The vibrations of the sound of those crunching leaves awakens a certain part of the old noggin that I like to call the October lobe. When the neurons in that lobe become activated--through the sound of crunching leaves underfoot--excitement and joy are also activated.

Of course, first I have to be over the sadness that develops as the leaves first turn color heralding the end of summer. It's always sad letting go of summer. But once those leaves are on the ground in October and the crunching begins then joy and excitement return. October is an exciting month.

Thank goodness for deciduous trees!

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