With the extra hour we gained from the time change from CDT to CST, I can write my scheduled blog without going past my normal bedtime. It's been a week since our last performance day and it seems like far more than that. Most of the "seasonal" staff and all the volunteers, except Karen and me, have gone elsewhere and the pace has changed dramatically. Karen had a full week of activity, but I didn't do much because of the rain and cooler weather and no real indoor tasks to keep me occupied, so I worked very few hours and, for a change, enjoyed it.
The trees have really colored up with the.extra rain, non-freezing temperatures and lack of strong wind, so even with the fall back, the leaves haven't fallen down very much. When they do, we will have a lot of work to do to bring them under control. I'll post some of the pictures of the beautiful colors in the near future. It's the best colors we've seen in the years we've been here, even when we stayed until mid-November.
The Passion Play is hosting the Arkansas Interscholastic (HS and JHS) Mountain Bike Championship this weekend, so there has been an influx of people today, with the races to be held tomorrow on the newly created trails on our property. Quite a change from our usual visitors, but a chance to "plant some seeds" and share what we sometimes take for granted with those who may never have been exposed to it at all. We never know what impact we may have on someone else, but a kind word, a smile, or a friendly wave, may be the "spark which ignites the fire". One day we'll know.
We may dip below freezing later in the week, with Thursday being the anticipated day. With Colorado already in winter mode, we've been fortunate to have mild temperatures here, but the higher humidity makes the 40's and 50's feel quite winterish. In any event, it is fall, I've set the clocks back and we'll move forward with each new day and each new opportunity. As always......Thank You, Lord.
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