Life Is Beautiful

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This old gal…

Remembers back in the day…people taking bus trips…to see the fall leaves…youngster me…was of the conviction…that if you’d seen one colored leaf…you’d seen them all…

Hate to say it…but one of us…was wrong…

This husband and I…took a little road trip…up the river road…went to a nearby park…visited a vintage gristmill…and this old gal…was in awe…

It was like a wonderland…a winter wonderland but in the fall…an autumn wonderland…for leaves…the colors…vibrant on the cliffs…the old Mississippi glistening below…like that old college black and white TV…suddenly went HD…the sun shimmered…the colors popped…

After all these years…this old gal suddenly became obsessed…with the beauty of the leaves…not sure why…maybe it’s the new landscape…maybe because it’s ok now…to take time to smell the roses…or maybe…someone is happy…and at peace…and everything…even leaves…

Seem just a little…more beautiful…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…