Lots of leaves on the ground these days; sadly, they aren’t very crunchy but t’is fun to see the types and colors. Currently, at 4 PM, as I write this post, the sun shines and the wind is gently rockin’ the trees, causing, of course, more leaves to fall. I love Fall and my walks during this season just make me happier.

I subscribe to NPR’s Life Kit – a weekly podcast and an email . This week’s “Kit” shared the responses to a question queried last week: “What’s a recent book you read that you couldn’t put down?” My immediate response was Michael Crichton’s Andromeda Strain that I read six plus decades ago – definitely not recent – when I was a children’s librarian with the Detroit Public Library. The book arrived in the morning delivery and for some reason, I was emptying the delivery – don’t remember where the clerical staff were – maybe a staff meeting? Anyway, the book captured my attention! I sat down to flip through it and the next thing I knew, t’was 3 PM and the kids were arriving from school. I had absolutely become mesmerized. Don’t remember eating lunch, helping any customers, nothing! Just flipping the pages as fast I could to reach the end and find out what happened! Thinking about that time made me happier…and of course, since then there have been many, many many books that have captured my full attention!

And I was delighted to see the first lawn display of Halloween, as I made my way home from to the park.