Prompt #2: A Picture Prompt.

It's beginning to look like Fall in Indiana. Though, right now the trees are not quite this colorful. I took this last fall in October. I needed a picture for this prompt, so I thought this one, taken from my front porch would do.
Fall is my season. Not too hot, not too cold. Sort of like Goldilock's porridge.  I like the changing from the heat of summer where I have been staying inside with the air conditioning on. Having the windows and doors open is such a refreshing change. I also like the colors of Fall. From the deep browns to the vibrant reds, that rainbow of color cheers me when I see it against the bright blue of fall skies. I wish I could paint, because I would try to capture the beauty of Fall. I have decorated my home in the golds and reds and verdant greens of fall with lots of texture and warmth.
I like dressing for Fall. I like jeans and sweaters and flannel shirts. I dislike having to begin wearing shoes again after living in sandals and flip flops all summer, but I adjust!!  I like sitting on my porch in the mornings enjoying a cuppa and watching the neighborhood awaken. I like not having to go to work anymore, yet I miss the Homecoming football games and the bonfires that followed. I like sitting by the fireplace while taking the chill off the living room in the evenings, and relaxing with a good book and a glass of my favorite wine.
Fall is a harbinger of things to come, too. It hails Halloween with the knocking on my door by many super heroes, ghosts and goblins. It also brings Thanksgiving, which  is a time of family gatherings and good food and pauses for being blessed. It also brings some snow, which I still look forward to, and of course, that leads into the annual "deep freeze." I never mind the cold as much as I do the heat.
Yes, Fall is my season. All the warmth, beauty and comfort it represents is what makes it special.