I love seeing the changing colors of trees in the fall! Our newspaper showed a picture today of the Fall colors beginning. According to the National Weather Service, Cold overnight temperatures (such as we have been having lately) combined with sunny warm days help to set deeper red and yellow fall colors.
God has made each season with its own beauty: Flowers in Spring, Harvest in Summer, the splendor of Autumn, and the sparkle of Winter! In our Creator's plan, trees stop producing chlorophyll (the leaves' food) as the days get shorter. The trees rest. In the absence of chlorophyll, green color goes away and the colors of red and yellow show up.
What a fascinating world we live in! We never have to be bored if we only recognize the hand of God in His creation! It is amazing that about the time we tire of a season, the next one comes along to give us exciting things to anticipate!
I once read of a gifted artist who was on his death bed. Sorrowfully, he knew he would never paint again. An attentive friend standing by his bed asked, "How would you like to direct a sunset?" referring to the unimaginable joys in Heaven.
Sometimes we experience the coming of winter in our lives. We don't like the cold, but perhaps it is setting deeper colors of love and appreciation in us, just as the warm, sunny days instill fond memories in our hearts.
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