We are having lovely fall weather! The trees are getting prettier each day and are in their autumn splendor. Only our Master Artist could paint such a lovely scene. Before we know it, our yard will be flooded with leaves of every color. We have over a dozen trees in our yard, so we get to rake lots of leaves each fall. I love having trees, though, and they provide lots of shade on hot, humid summer days.

One of our trees, we named “The Marilyn Tree.” It was given to us by my great friend Ruth after my sister Emma and Jacob lost their 8.5-month-old daughter Marilyn in 2010. It has grown quite huge by now. Beside it we planted a “Mose” tree in honor of our son-in-law Mose, who died from an automobile accident on his way to work in December 2020. This tree was also a gift from Ruth. I love h

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