Headed For A Fall
Autumn officially arrived this morning with the falling of the first leaf from the old sycamore on the south side of the house. Its screams woke me a little after 6. Within seconds, several of its fellow leaves had jumped down to try, unsuccessfully, to revive it. Afterward, there was a short memorial service by the remaining foliage. The wind whistled a few hymns, a branch made some remarks about what a good leaf it had been, and the breeze carried it around front and down the street.
What with all that racket I decided I might as well get up.
Over my first cup of coffee and a rerun of “Bosom Buddies” I began to think about the late leaf and its fallen comrades. I thought about the cycles of life and the futility of trying to “hang on”. I thought about the coming and going of the seasons. Finally, I thought how much easier it would be, for planning purposes, if humans would turn bright gold with a little crimson around the edges about 2 weeks before they were going to die.
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Personally I wouldn't mind turning gold all that much, but I doubt if I'd look forward to the fall out of a tree.
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It might be one of those instances where it pays to be low leaf on the tree.
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Wouldn't that be more convenient?
I love autumn, but I bet it is a tough time to be a leaf. All those funerals to attend, even as the gold and red hues reflected in the mirror indicate that your own is lurking just around the corner.
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Let's hope that they're as blissfully unaware of their mortality as we are.
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In my opinion, watching "Bosom Buddies" could very well hasten one's impending demise. Did you check your edges for colored spots?
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Hmm...Not a Hanks and Scolari fan, eh? And yes, my ears are a bit maroon.
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We can call your proposed golden people thing the St. Midas Dance, and I'm not talking mufflers (unless they're really comfy and knitted by grandma).
Malcolm
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Are we playing "Count the entendres"? I'll never keep up.
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Blown away, Pinhole. I guess I should get ready as I have reached autumn. Since we get no warning like gold and red tints, a few days ahead of time, I will try to make sure my landing zone won't hurt!
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Yeah, FF&F, a little padding never hurts, I always say.
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