Periods

Falling leaves and frosty mornings don't evoke the realization that it is autumn as much as seeing school buses loaded again with children. We enjoy living across the street from a middle school and witnessing the student's exuberance on a daily basis. I do miss the sounds of the children in the summer.

"Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address."
~ Nora Ephron