best of cheer...

best of cheer

(Second Life snapshot)

“...September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather,
And autumn’s best of cheer.”
- Helen Hunt Jackson

“Somewhere along the way,
I realized that the new year
doesn’t begin for me in January.
The new and fresh has always
come for me in the Fall.
Ironically, as leaves are falling like rain,
crunching beneath my feet with finality,
I am vibrating with the excitement
of birth and new beginnings....
My year begins in Autumn.”
- Betsy Cañas Garmon