The calendar may have reported it was fall back in September, but it took most of the month of October to read the memo. The air finally has a crispness to it. The leaves are blazing in all those gorgeous warm colors. And the football season is well underway. It's my favorite time of the year.
You appreciate the beauty of the historic row homes throughout the year when you live on Capitol Hill; they just look that more beautiful during the fall. I like to think of fall as the neighborhood's real time to shine. It's just stunning. The capitol dome even looks a bit more glamorous and you almost forget the trouble shaping up underneath. Almost...
The leaves are falling faster than I would like and December along with the holidays will be in full swing too soon. But yesterday, Keith and I walked around the neighborhood to soak up all the beauty and just enjoy it. Now to just live in the moment more often.
