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Colorful Autumn Meanings
Reflections and Musings
Favorite Season of the Year
My favorite season has always been Autumn, although Spring would probably be my next favorite. All seasons have unique beauty. But in the fall, Mother Nature pulls out her entire color palette and produces an absolute riot of colors!
Rich oranges, golden yellows, burnt umbers, and shades of red arrest one’s attention. One would need to be color blind not to notice the splendid saturation of pigmented colors begging for one’s attention.
On one of my mother’s and my vacation trips, we purposely planned to see family members in Iowa and Illinois during the fall season. In addition to seeing our relatives in person, we could also enjoy the beautiful colored autumn leaves in that part of the country. It was a win-win situation!
Special Occasion
My dear aunt and uncle and my parents celebrated a double wedding in October. It was also my mother’s birthday month. My mother had lost my dad years earlier and never even thought of remarrying, because, as she said, “No one could ever…
