Fall Color

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Sissy and I have been trying a new routine where we get to work and school between 7 and 7:30 and I pick her up around 4:30.  Leaving earlier means we don't spend the 10-15 minutes waiting in the parking garage (imagine 5,000 people trying to leave at roughly the same time from 3 exits) and we get a few minutes together before Aaron and Charlie make their way home.  It has worked out well for us!  It does require me to be very organized in the mornings, but I can do it.  

This Japanese Maple is in our front yard and puts out the most vibrant fall color!  It is definitely the best thing about our yard and makes me so happy to live in Georgia where we see the color of the leaves change.




Sarah Graves took notice of the vibrant color and was really excited to see the leaves change.  A day or so after these pictures a storm with a lot of wind came through and the tree was bare.  She was a little disappointed, but we explained that the leaves will come back in spring.  Funny how much we take for granted the little things that grownups know.  



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