The first entry

It's been a summer day on the west coast, in spite of the calendar.  One of the last precious days like this for the year.  I took Rufus for a walk along the river and was showered with falling cottonwood leaves.  The woods were filled with yellow leaves raining down.  The sound was amazing and it looked gorgeous as the leaves caught the sun on the way down.  I stood for a while and just watched and listened.