Ok the 22nd was the 1st day of Autunm. Let’s say good-bye to a REALLY bad Summer (for me anyway) I lost my father this Summer and that made it so bad to me (as many here know) I’m here hoping that the Fall will be better. I LOVE this time of year! We start getting cooler days (not to cold) after that blazing Summer. Let’s take time to see the Fall colors and enjoy them. I LOVE them! This is a time of year to be thankful for what we have (Isn’t Thanksgiving in the Fall?) and to forget the baaaaaaad Summer some of us had. Look at the trees changing color and thank the Lord you were here to see another! Good Luck all that take the time to read this. Please leave a comment too.
AMEN!
I love Autunm and Winter (even/especially the cold and snow) and am happy to say “see ya next year” to Summer.
As for the trees and color- I always carry my camera with me and today, I stopped on my way home from work to snap a few shots of a huge maple with a patch of brillant red leaves amongst the faded green.
Nature’s canvas…She’s starting a new one. 
Maple trees their so pretty at this time of year aren’t they? Got one in my front yard.
Hugs my dear friend…I love autumn too =) Sad in a way that things are seemingly wilting and passing away…yet happy that it seems to be the start of a new beginning!
Yes indeed you had a Sad, rough summer Doris. Hugs!
I Love All seasons equally since they are exciting and unique in their own ways. There is always something Good to look forward to. Since it is Autumn, we must all post at least 1 Autumn photo on TuD that lifts our Spirits. Yes? Start anew!!
We have much to be thankful for. Oh and Doris, Thanksgiving is in October(wink wink). LOL! 
Whats funny Doris is I used to hate Fall. I had terrible sinus infections. Saw many Dr’s to no avail. Well you know the story, Undiagnosed T-2 and my sugars were too high and didn’t have much of an immune system! LOL Now I love them as I did a kid.
I am sorry for the loss of your father. I have lost both parents within the past 5 years and was often times the primary care giver for both of them. Its hard. Christmas will be hard for you this year. I cant say it gets better during the holidays. It doesnt for me. All we can do is talk about this stuff and go through these tough days.
Take care.
Pauly
@ Terri My calander says the 1st day of Winter begans December 21st! LOL! That’s what I’m going by! LOL! I know that November gets COLD!!! LOL!
@ Pauly For me that’s Spring. I REALLY don’t like Spring b/c of the sinus infections. Found out last year if I stay out in the Fall I will have hay feaver. So I have decided just to stay in and play with my computer! LOL! I’ve now lost both my parent’s lost my mom 7 years ago to pancreatic cancer and now my dad to lung cancer. The 1st Christmas without my mom? (That was her FAVORITE time of year) was so sad but now I can do better. I hope losing my dad won’t make it as bad as the 1st Christmas w/o my mom did.
@ Lots (yeah that’s what I call you for everybody here to see hehehe) Summer REALLY sucked!!! I always try to look for the silver lining in every cloud but found I couldn’t find one in my family but found a great one here at TuD. I found that when you really need someone their here.
Yes I love Fall too. I think there’s no season like it. My g-kids all ready have their Hollween costumes. One is a little marmaid, the other is a butterfly and mt g-son? He’s going to be a pumpkin.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Three summers ago my mom suddenly got sick with toxic megacolon and later died… Last summer I got sick with the betes, this summer my dad fell and broke his hip. So I am also glad to see fall come and wash away bitter memories.
@ Kathyann. Sounds like you’ve had some bad summers all right there in a row. Let’s hope for a better fall and winter.
My condolences to you and your family.
I love autumn too - FINALLY - air I can breathe! And the leaves are awesome too. I love it when they change colour but then they go and fall off and that part is depressing to me. So I’ll be the one outside with the glue gun sticking all those pretty red tree deserters back on their home branch! Leaves must not leave!
As for your Thanksgiving, Doris - come up to Canada where we celebrate our Thanksgiving mid October, while the leaves are still purdy and then have a whole 2 months before the next turkey gets killed.
The first year ‘post-papa’ was the hardest for me - all those ‘firsts’ - first birthday without him; first Christmas… etc. It doesn’t seem to get easier in terms of still missing him every day, but I think the memories get better as time passes. I find it easier to think about him and his many attributes with a smile instead of tears. Give yourself some time, Doris. I’d say ‘keep busy’, but I think maybe you already have that advice over-done! So I’ll change it to ‘keep healthy’ and add to your growing collection of tuD hugs.
@ Betty J thank you.
@ Bikette. You just put a funny picture in my head of you trying to glue gun the leaves back in the branch! LOL! THANK YOU! LOL! Sorry but had to laugh at the picture in my head.
As for my dad I will take it one day at a time and get through it. I stay here alot giving advice to other’s to help them learn from what I’ve learned but to also take my mind off things at the sametime. I feel as if if I help one person here out his life wasn’t invane.
Hey - I’ve progressed to a glue gun… it used to be hammer and nails!
And you’ve already helped me at tuD - your positive attitude and your love for your family are admirable but your straight up knowledge of your D and how to live with it is downright motivating. So relax… your mission is complete… anything else is pure gravy - so keep that (low carb) gravy coming, girl!
I remember thosehammer and nails! Hey til I figured out that I could glue it I done that! LOL!
We all need a positive attitude when it comes to the d b/c if we don’t we can get too far down. Learned that the hard way and REALLY don’t want other’s to get that lesson
Hello Doris. To thank and reciprocate for the luck!
Doris- I too love the Fall. I love to watch the leaves turn all the beautiful colors. I know what you mean about the past few months. I lost my Dad in April and my Mom in June. I think about them all the time, especially when the seasons change. Let’s try to stay with a positive attitude for each other.
@ Acquafortis,Such wise words