The Change of Seasons
I know that there are some people who live in places where it is summer all year long. Well, we live in the northeast of the United States. Now is the time of year when the hill comes alive with color. I suppose that is why I was so happy when my son came home with his religion assignment. It was for a nature walk. My husband, myself, my son and the dog bundled up and went off into the woods. It is difficult to describe the glory of the color. I guess the saying "it takes your breath away" is certainly true, because we walked along in comfortable silence for the longest time.

Then the strangest thing happened. My husband started singing! He sang some of the traditional Catholic hymns that we had grown up with such as, "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name." We each took turns starting a hymn to see if the others could join in. At the end of the day we had collected some beautiful leaves, and some wonderful memories.