Missing Fall Colors

Am I yet too early?

It's been years since I remember being wowed by the season of exuberant and lively splashes of red, orange, yellow, green, and brown.

Living in Ohio, I could never find that elusive 'peak'. I rationalized that my mistake was my inability to figure out the timing because I was unfamiliar with this part of the country. But I'm now in Iowa wondering why everything changes from green to brown, sans any inspiring color. The sidewalks are full of dry leaves. I found a couple of examples of the condition of these sidewalk leaves, but when seeking treetops, the only words coming to mind say, "Nothing to see here, folks." 

But the other day, I found one! I stopped in my tracks and took a photo because - I had to! 

Grace Period

You might already be aware that I have recently moved from Cincinnati to Iowa where I'm just a mile from family. It’s all spectacular and I feel blessed!

But moving is difficult and there are just so many things to do.  There are, of course, the physical requirements of moving boxes and more.  There are also notifications of address changes. And then, changing banks, changing habits, changing expectations, and oh so very much more.

I think I’m still working on some of these things. New debit cards mean changing addresses and payment methods for all those online vendors with regular withdrawals. And, wouldn’t you know it, I missed one. 

There is good news, however.