Fall is Here

Cooler weather is here, and that makes a good bit of sense because today is the first day of fall.  One big story of the season is the complete lack of hurricanes in the Atlantic.  This is the first time there hasn't been a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean - up until this date - in 112 years.  Meanwhile, all the big storms are over there in the Pacific causing trouble.  We're getting rain here, but nothing violent.  The occasional rumble of thunder adds to the atmosphere, but wow, it sure feels great out there on the front porch, sitting and reading.  Mom and I spent some time there just seated, reading, enjoying the first day of fall.

We had a thought about doing a skit with Johnny Appleseed this weekend, and coincidentally, this Saturday is Johnny Appleseed Day.  All that said, I was writing the lyrics of a Johnny Appleseed song for Sunday for a skit, and for inspiration, Mom and I were watching a 1948 Disney classic, "Melody Time, which we haven't seen in its entirety since 2013 or so.

This movie features the "Johnny Appleseed" short, plus a whole lot of other animated bits that are all really good.  We set out to just watch a few including that short listed above, but were enjoying it so much that we just watched the whole thing.  Later on we came back to the television to watch the Braves play what is pretty much a meaningless game now that they've clenched the National League East.  That being said, they lost pretty much trying out some pitchers again.  The offense was sort of asleep, but hopefully things will wake up a good bit more when the playoffs start.

We read a bit tonight from "The Thief of Time," and then it was time for prayers, and some sleep.  Nice quiet day.