remembering home

had my first little inkling of homesickness today. well, not really homesick, just wistful reminiscing of cool autumn days in Indiana. we had quite a bit of rain here last night and it cooled things off considerably. plus the sky has remained mostly cloudy all day with a slightly cool breeze, and to top it all off i spent the morning raking up damp leaves. the smell combined with the cool, wet weather had me thinking of all the times i'd raked leaves under a cloudy November sky in Indy or gone for an afternoon walk on a grey day thru Eagle Creek, or better yet, Morgan-Monroe State Park. there's something special in the air on a crisp fall day in the midwest.

oh well, it'll probably be 85 and sunny tomorrow and i'll hit the beach and forget all about it.