Morning Reflection

My favorite way to start my day is to eat breakfast on our patio. It's quiet and I can reflect and just enjoy the sounds of the rustling trees, bird calls and rhythmic insect sounds. We have a beautiful view in our backyard, it was the reason I picked the lot when we were deciding to build our house. Beyond the trees is a pond which welcomes many birds and animals. My favorite visitor is the Blue Heron. 

Today there was a lot of activity from four blue jays. The sound of blue jays always brings me back to summer vacations spent as a child at Higgins Lake, Michigan. 

It's starting to sound like fall. To some people the onset of fall happens when the leaves turn colors. For me, it's when the leaves start to rustle and I begin to hear distinctly different insect buzzing sounds. I don't mind fall with it's gentle breezes and warm sun on your shoulders. It's the looming winter that I don't like about this season.