fall finally fell

The cold, crisp, windy fall weather finally hit New Haven in mid-October. The maple leaves are the first to change to fantastic oranges and reds. Whenever I pass a maple at this time of year, I stop to stare at its fleeting beauty, and peak through the bright, warm colors to the cool brilliance of the blue sky behind. I think how wonderfully beautiful our world can be. It always reminds me of my dad, whose favorite season is fall, and who once told me his favorite color is the blue of the sky when peaking through the fall leaves in Connecticut in October. And I think about how amazing my dad is. Only he would think to have such a cool favorite color.

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