October 12, 2004

October

I love October.

It's still nearing 70 degrees today, but the trees have started in earnest to turn. Some are dusted with the color to come, red peeking through the skin of leaves like a soft blush or rash, others in full color, golds and reds against the blue sky.

Even though my right knee has been bothering me, been achy and swollen, it hasn't gotten me down. The glorious fall days are just too much to take in to let me knee get in the way. So much color!

Emmie likes to crash through the piles of leaves on our walks. It must be a good thing to be a dog.

I just love October.

This weekend my husband and I had to take our cars in to get maintenance and even that didn't diminish the feeling that autumn instills in me. I noticed the big orange pumpkins being sold in front of groceries and schools and churches. I thought of the glee a child takes in pulling out the pulpy insides and carving a face, roasting the seeds. I felt the warmth of a cup of coffee.

It would be easier for me to think about my RA, my swollen knee, but it certainly wouldn't be better. The world has a wonderful capacity to fill you up, if you let it.

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