AN AUTUMN TROLLEY

Yesterday after picking up our WM order, we took a trolley to a town known for its chimney rock bluffs along the river.  The temperature was autumn perfect, a titch on the cool side.  I managed to snap a few photos along the way.  There were sights that I passed up, simply because the views were many.  They usually are this time of year when Mother Nature paints the leaves in elegant shades of burnt orange, gold and crimson.  The best part for us is that we don't have to drive far to take in the colorful parade of trees.

For an extra treat, we stopped at Culver's for a picnic lunch that we ate in the car.  My choice of food was their Cranberry-Bacon-Chicken-Bleu Cheese Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing.  Truly delicious.  The boyfriend chose the Cod Sandwich with a Vanilla Shake.  Autumn picnics are such fun.  

Today the clouds are dark and heavy-looking, crawling across the sky.  The temperature is 50 degrees, so it's cooled off quite a bit.  The leaves are floating downward as they detach themselves from their life source.  The cycle of life presents itself everywhere we turn.  One definitely senses the seasonal changes that happen annually, as if they had made reservations a year in advance.  Mother Nature on one hand is very predictable, yet can be very unpredictable.  She definitely lets us know that She's in charge.  She can host a Garden Party in one place and a Demolishion Derby in another.  She is as sweet as She is brutal.

~My favorite photo from yesterday's trolley~