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FIELD NOTES

Autumn Arrival

B. Lee Coyne, ATMS

For many of us, Autumn is an awesome
season.And with good reason: it is truly colorful.
The green leaves blush and glow crimson.

In their next phase they turn orange. Can
that perhaps be hinting at pumpkins to come?

Their ultimate fate is brown as they drop
down toward kindred soil. Is that really death or a
transformation into mulch? Resurrection lies upon
the horizon with springtime.

Also the sun sets earlier as dusk beckons.
The temps cool down. Indoor activity picks up.
The TV remote gets greater attention. Books

probably gain more consumers.

In the process we can harvest more in terms
of empowerment and insight. Public speaking
polemics can prosper. Life may not quite be utopia.

But a cornucopia shall suffice.

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