We’re a bit short on ruined choirs around here, and some birds are still singing, but that world which a few days ago was still filled with the colorful glory of autumn is gone. We have a much more subtle beauty.
There is still a contrast with the evergreens, and a welcome color from hips, haws and crab apples.
But where once we had a thousand thousand shades of green, now we have a thousand thousand shades of brown and gray. The color in my life – even when the sun is shining – comes more from interior scenes, from art of various sorts and from playing with my grandchildren. ..
I’m still babysitting Stephen on Tuesdays when Alice volunteers at the school library, and he is often at my house with his mother.
Recently Nathan’s cub scout pack has been learning about and playing marbles and he was interested to hear that 58 (yes, that’s right) years ago I was a champion in the fourth grade marble tournament. He wanted to play with me, so we had a match. I was pleased to still have a few of those skills. Andy came too and he and Nathan played as well. This is the exciting life we lead these days, though we’re all involved in preparations for Thanksgiving when our Maryland branch of the family will be here for several days.
Sounds as if Thanksgiving will be busy and full with a house of family and fun. Perfect!
How neat that your grandson was impressed with a championship earned all those years ago. Glad to know that you enjoyed a marble game together. I loved playing marbles when I was a child, though there was no championship involved.
Lovely shift described here to inner joys and colors. November is very dull and bleak around here.
A champion in a marbles tournament? If I were you, I would make a t-shirt declaring that fact. Really, I would! I don’t care if it was 50 odd years ago!
Thanks! I’m picturing a shirt saying 1952 Coffinberry School Fourth Grade Marble Champion
Love the bit about the marbles – how lovely for your grandson to have such a skilled grandmother! Little Stephen always looks so sunny, I hope he will keep this disposition as he gets older.