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From Our Backyard 11/1/09 Autumn is ablaze all around. The leaves have released their summer grip and float earthwards creating a patchwork blanket under my feet. While the taller trees stand silhouetted against the sky it is now the understory's turn to change their garment. There is a hush as I walk on wet leaves. I need to sneak quietly so as not to disturb resting deer. Squirrels scamper about collecting beech nuts and acorns before the coming cold. The overcast skies may bring rain but they fail to dampen my mood. Geese noisily fly in squadron form towards the horizon. The backyard birds are plentiful, they busily feed throughout the day. All members of the cast await their part of play. Enter the Wren, exit the Downy. While the Cardinal and Dove await the day's curtain call. Our altered clocks bring a premature nightfall to the day. As Dylan Thomas wrote "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" Happy Birding, Charles

Happy Birding Charles

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