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EARLY FALL

IN LATE SEPTEMBER ALL THE CHANGES START TO OCCUR:
THE WEATHER STARTS COOLING DOWN FOR SURE;
THE LEAVES START TURNING BEAUTIFUL COLORS OF RED ORANGE AND YELLOW AND START FALLING TO THE GROUND:
LOOKING AT A MOUNTAIN SIDE A RAINBOW OF COLORS CAN BE FOUND:

THE END OF A HOT AND MUGGY SUMMER COMIMG TO A CLOSE:
ALL PLANTS HARVEST THERE FRUIT BEFORE IT SNOWS;
EARLY FALL THE WEATHER IS SUNNY AND NICE AND COOL:
ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN IS THE GENERAL RULE:

IT WONT BE LONG UNTIL OLD MAN WINTER COMES WITH THE FREEZING WEATHER AND SNOW:
THEN YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRINGTIME AGAIN YOU KNOW:
IN THE EARLY FALL GARDENS AND CROPS ARE HARVESTED BOUNTIFUL FOR ALL:
SOON A THANKSGIVING FEAST WILL BE CELEBRATED IN LATE FALL:

EARLY FALL IS TIME TO GATHER ALL FOODS OF PLENTY:
ITS A TIME TO RELAX FROM A HARD SUMMERS WORK OF LABOR PLENTY:
ITS TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE WINTER ON HAND:
I REMEMBER MY GRANDMA HOW ALL HER VEGETABLES AND FRUIT FROM HER GARDEN SHE PRESERVED AND CANNED:

MY GRANDMA WOULD HAVE ENOUGH FOOD STORED UP FOR THE WINTER:
ENOUGH TO LAST A FAMILY OF TEN INTIL NEXT EARLY FALL FOR SURE:
EVEN THE MIGHTY GRIZZLY BEAR IS BUSY PREPARING HIS DEN TO SLEEP THROUGH THE VIOLENT WINTER STORMS:
HE WONT COME BACK OUT UNTIL THE EARLY SPRING WHEN THE WEATHER BEGINS TO GET WARM:

THE LEAVES FALL TO THE GROUND LEAVING THE TREES COMPLETELY BARE:
ON THE FOREST A BLANKET OF LEAVES PROTECTS THE SEEDLINGS THERE:
ALL ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE INSECTS AND BUGS ARE BUSY MAKING THERE HOME:
THEY DONT WANT TO BE CAUGHT OUT IN THE BITTER COLD ALONE:

THE LAKES RIVER AND STREAMS WILL FREEZE:
BITTER COLD IS THE WINTER BREEZE:
IN EARLY FALL YOU JUST ENJOY AND RELAX BEFORE THE COMING WINTER STORM:
YOUR JUST HAPPY TO BE OUSIDE WHILE ITS STILL DECENTLY WARM:

EARLY FALL IS LIKE A FEELING OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF A HARD SUMMERS WORK:
YOU TOTALLY ENJOY IT AS LONG AS YOU CAN KNOWING BEHIND THE CLOUDS A WINTER STORM WILL LURK:


08--AUGUST--2010:
JOHN D. JUNGERS


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