Autumn

It’s dark in the morning and the sun comes up after 7am.  I love autumn mornings.  The air is crisp, fresh and cold. I have my coffee looking out at the valley. My husband makes more coffee for us.

We voted yesterday. The pace of people in and out of the voting area was brisk. I had to wait to vote.  They told me they could not find me in the system.  She scanned my license and entered my name several times.  I can’t find you she said again. I want to vote, I replied loudly.  A woman from another table got up and walked over.  Call the office she said to the woman helping me.  They found my name and after that and I cast my vote. 

Dog and I walked the trails when we got back.  We were heading towards the lake when the eagle flew over us.  He swooped down the trail over us and headed east.   Walking west I looked up and another eagle was high above us.  

Dog and I stopped on the trail to scan the sky and from the east came the other eagle.  They flew high into the white sky, a blanket of clouds.  Maybe I can get a photo I thought? They appeared as tiny silhouettes in the massive sky. 

The walk gives me time to reflect on meaning.  I think about how happy I am and how beautiful life is.  The water moves in ripples of small waves.  Dog and I continue our walk along the path by the lake. It’s a beautiful world.