Autumn Blues

It’s a bit chilly outside but the sun is shining and there are birds singing in the neighbor’s trees beside my back fence. It’s a lovely Fall day, but I feel ‘homesick’ – blue – yearning to leave it all behind and head for someplace where the autumn colors most certainly are glistening in the sun. I want to go back to the lake we loved when our children were young – where we camped with them each summer – and where my sweetheart and I spent a few days of vacation last month. How did I get the ‘blues’ ? When did I begin to feel ‘homesick’ for the lake? I think it started when I chose this photo for my blog yesterday. It stole my heart and made me long to sit beside the shores of the lake and slowly take in the beauty there.

A blog friend asked if this is my house. Oh, I wish I could say yes! I wish I could just open the door and watch the Master Artist paint His colors nearby. But I must be honest – it’s just a ‘borrowed’ picture. Not even a place I’ve been before. After my friend asked if this is my home I began to think of the lake – the lake where I've always longed to return in October. Since we first discovered the lake many years ago my heart has dreamed of sitting on the shore to bask in the beauty and delight in the peaceful quietness all around me. The last morning we were there a month ago I caught a glimpse of the beginning. Autumn was just beginning to display her colors! And it was enough to remind me what I already knew. I MUST return again. In October. When autumn leaves start to fall!

(Tomorrow I will show you the lake – and the beauty we enjoyed in September. We had not been there for many years – not since the children were young. It had not changed much. I think you will understand why I love this place just off the beaten path – a place that is filled with memories and is dear to my heart.)