Fall: Beginning of the end

I saw the leaves scurry quickly across the street when pushed by the angry wind which has been howling the last few days. It appears that autumn is nearing its end this year. But we have been blessed with warmth and colors and really awesome weather for the most part. Some trees remain in their brilliant state of gorgeous color while others have been stripped naked - skeletons ready for the harshness of winter. I hope it's not a harsh winter like last year. It was cold. Always so cold. Miserably cold. And summer was unbearably hot. But autumn was awesome. autumn is awesome. Let us keep that awesome feel. Mother Nature please don't strip the trees. Let them radiate throughout the year - without the wind, without the snow, without the heat, without the cold.