One Good Thing

The Autumn season is awash in the color purple

Every summer, on or around the 5th of July, my mother would issue her annual declaration:

“Well, summer’s almost over. It’s all downhill from here.”

My own response to her annual ennui — the memory of which still makes me smile — has been to dive into summer with even more vigor.

Noticing the lovely and subtle changes in the flora makes me realize that A…