Above, Mom and dad set off on a glorious fall morning around the lake in September 2021.
Dad lived by Henry David Thoreau’s famous quote, particularly- “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…”
Every fall brought intentional acts of soaking up the fleeting changing of seasons, whether “leafing” with the family, feeding the chickadees by hand in a park surrounded by golden leaves, or strolling in nature. During the pandemic a fall touchstone was a walk around the lake my house backs on to with Mom. He was always waiting, ready to spring for the perfect morning, with bright sunshine, low wind, and crisp temperatures.
The strolling circuit nearly complete, Mom and Dad approach my house for a rest and warm up.