The Redheaded Cheerleader

As these dog days of summer are winding down, my garden seems to be doing the same. Overnight, things have started to turn various shades of brown. The ferns are calling it a day. The hanging pots, when at their peak were vibrant shades of purple and pink, are now fading into mere shadows of their old selves.

There is another thing that happens this time of year at our house that reflects the funny side of Mother Nature. We have a lot of very big oak trees, and this time of year, they decide it would be fun to drop acorns on us unsuspecting patio dwellers. I was sitting on the patio the other day, reading and just taking in the beauty of one of our last summer days, when I was pelted by acorns. They hit the gutters and ricocheted into my lap. They would land on the brick patio so hard their little “caps” would fly off.  At night we can hear them thudding off the roof. It sounds like a warzone.

Late summer, early fall, is a bitter sweet time of year. Each passing day brings more beauty and wonder as the trees instinctively perform their annual wardrobe change. All this beauty isn’t always fully appreciated because we all know what comes next. The harsh reality of winter becomes harder and harder to ignore.

Nature never ceases to amaze me, no matter what the season. It’s God’s creative design, a gift for our viewing pleasure, a token of His love and His creativity.

Take for instance, the redheaded cheerleader I spied amongst the ferns in my garden. (See picture above.) You can’t get more creative than that.

Yay God!
Joan

Come see the redheaded cheerleader for yourself! Join us on October 4 for Firstfruits’ morning of Forest Therapy at my house. For details, click here. For registration, click here.