Day Two Hundred Ninety Nine 2012

I love the leaves

I do not know why.

Is it their colors or how they fly?

They crunch and crinkle under my feet.

I pile them up

and take a leap!
~Beth Paulsen

Day Two Hundred Ninety Eight 2012

Grandpeeps Elijah and Shelby hanging out with the scarecrow that Shelby named Jeff. Jeff has been around every Autumn since Shelby was four years old, and each year we take a picture. The tradition continues this year as well. Jeff never grows up, however, these two are, all too quickly.

"No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face."

~John Donne

Day Two Hundred Ninety Seven 2012

Neil and I voted today, waiting in a long line with other early voters, but the process went quickly—pray, sign in, press the button, then pray some more. Two weeks……

The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.  
~Dwight D.Eisenhower

"In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate--look to his character. "  
~Noah Webster

George Washington is the only president who didn't blame the previous administration for his troubles.
~Author Unknown

Day Two Hundred Ninety Six 2012

Our flag means all that our fathers meant in the Revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It means justice. It means liberty. It means happiness.... Every color means liberty. Every thread means liberty. Every star and stripe means liberty. ~Henry Ward Beecher

Day Two Hundred Ninety Five 2012

 "October is a symphony of permanence and change."
~Bonaro W. Overstreet