Autumn in the Midwest

I'm writing this Friday evening. Autumn has come to the Midwest! I'm sure of it because of changes I see happening around me:

1. Leaves are accumulating on the ground.
2. The air is crisp and cool.
3. The days are getting shorter.
4. University assignments are piling up.

It's hard to believe that fall 2008 is already upon us. The seasons always seems to amaze me. The arrival of each new season sparks a fascination for how something so familiar could seem so new. Even though I have been blessed to live through autumn twenty-one times, this year, my twenty-second autumn, is not just another fall season. It is fall. It is the only fall I have.