We changed seasons last week and there are signs all around us that confirm the switch to Autumn. We noticed as we drove to Fort Dodge that leaves are beginning to turn colors. The corn is drying and beans are brown. Many combines and corn pickers were busy in the fields. Grain semis are busy on the roads and in fields. Grasshoppers are active in certain areas where we walk, hopping all around us as we pass.
Cool mornings waken us with the scent of fall, pungent and bold. Crisp morning air greets us saying, "Welcome to Autumn." Some trees are beginning to lose their leaves. What a wonder it is that trees know when to do that each year. Nature is amazing, all touched by God's hand.
The birds are beginning to migrate. Even the geese that stay in Ankeny all year seem to be looking for the perfect spot to settle. The geese are flying overhead more often now and the spring babies are nearly full size.
The crunch of fallen leaves can be heard as we walk now. The fragrance of fall is bold, especially in the country as harvest begins. Apple harvest begins and pumpkins begin to appear on everyone's doorstep. Awe, fall. How wonderful you are.
"Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning," (Daniel 2:20-21 NIV).
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