Signs of fall

Leaves are beginning to crackle underfoot. There is still a green canopy overhead, but the smell of fall is in the air, and there was a freeze warning last night.

The girls and I descended into this lovely gorge for a new perspective on a familiar walk yesterday. We saw this fellow literally “chilling out,” along with several of his friends.

His landlubber pals, tiny toads, were everywhere along the trail, too.

It seems like the summer flew by. I hope to drink in the autumn more fully before it slips away.

There are always surprises if we’re looking.