Finally Fall?

In my house, we call it PDD. That is, Post-Disney Depression. PDD is the inevitable letdown that occurs following a joyful Disney trip, brought on by the realization that as fun as the magic can be, fairy dust in the real world is simply hard to come by. The last couple of days have found me in a typical PDD funk. It will pass, to be sure, but it just goes to show how desperately I still need a respite of peace and solitude. I'm still running on empty, it seems.

The one thing I cannot complain about is the weather. The sky is a brilliant blue, the air is actually cool with a steady fall breeze. I stepped outside my office a few moments ago to try to clear the fog from my head, and took the photo below with my phone. The picture does not do justice to the real thing, of course. But hopefully the colors will shine through. Soon, the trees in my yard will be in full display. But even they may not be as lovely as this tree.


I just wish I could keep my mind and heart as clear as this absolutely beautiful day.

I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

- Joyce Kilmer