The fall blanket of leaves continue to fall providing protection for all of this year’s seeds that are dormant and will burst forth again in Spring. Mornings are colder and requiring sleeves. I hear the wrens more than other birds this time of year and I have been enjoying the activity of Eastern Bluebirds. We have a Cooper’s Hawk who is busy on the hunt for all the squirrels and chipmunks chasing down the falling acorns and other tree fruits. Deer are busy in the nighttime which comes earlier and earlier every night. We have to be very careful and alert driving on country roads. The moon lights up the ground more effectively now that most of the trees are barren of their leaves. I am craving fire and night air.