So, the windows are closed now, except for brief periods where I am in a flurry of activity cleaning or the like. The fireplace has been going for the past couple weeks. The wood is stacked out back. A nip is in the air when I go out with the dog. I taste winter coming.

I *adore*... no even that is too subtle of a word, I cannot even think of how fall makes me feel... So alive, the crisp bite in the air when I awaken, rushing to push my feet into warm cozy slippers and a too thick robe. It puts a spring in my step as I do my daily chores. There is no time of the year that is quite as perfect as fall...

"The hazy, cloudless skies of Indian Summer. Leaves scurrying down the street
before the wind. The cold shiver from an arctic blast. Indian Summer. The last
warmth of the sun. Chilly mornings and glorious warm afternoons. The Harvest
Moon. The Hunter's Moon. The Rainy Season. Dry corn stalks clattering in the
wind. The touch of frost on grass and window pane. The smell of burning leaves."
-   Keith C. Heidorn








Then there are the non fall pics... Here is another pic from "The Big E", a crafter had a huge display of Marionettes, yes, I wanted every one of them! They were so adorable!






Dark brooding clouds over the Berkshire Hills. Can't you feel the storm coming?






And last but not least we stopped to see the trains at the Lenox railway depot, wouldn't you know just as we pulled up they were closing. I asked the gentleman if it was ok if I just snapped a few pics quick and he said that if I wanted to park out on the road and let him lock up I could have the run of the place. Just to make sure not to play on the train tracks though cause the 4 o'clock had not come in yet hehe. So There will be lots more of the Berkshire Scenic Railway coming soon!