DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE #251

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - The rich, full, and deep greens of the summer at full throttle are beginning to lose their grip and shades and hues are softening to a lighter shade.  All the signs that the winter months are inching their way into the picture are evident if you just look to see them.  While we are thoroughly blessed in our state to be spared the harshest of winter’s assault, the price we pay comes at the expense of the vibrant and elegant colors of the central US where autumn hosts the blustery breezes with a brisk chill that ignites the resident foliage into an explosion of the reds and yellows that have come to be the palette of fall.  Here in the South, autumn is also a most enjoyable change in climatic conditions, unfortunately however, the season passes way too quickly – both days.  As the approach of Winter Solstice nears, the refrain of an old home song speaks volumes:

Back home again in Indiana,
And it seems that I can see
The gleaming candle light, still burning bright,
Through the Sycamores for me.
The new-mown hay sends all its fragrance
Through the fields I used to roam.
When I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash
Then I long for my Indiana home.

At least, while I think of the Midwestern autumn leaves, I will miss the old home days – and that will last until I hear the first reports of sleet and snow - then when you ask me what I think of my Indiana home, my thoughts may have a slightly different perspective.

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