Rabbit, Raccoon, and Mama Chipmunk all agreed (while discussing the topic over their mid-morning tea and cake) that they had never seen a prettier autumn.

They could not, however, quite decide which was their favorite: the soft early-morning sunshine or the long twilight shadows; or the sky that varied, day by day, from moody gray and cloud-filled to brilliant azure to pale watercolor blue.

They did agree that each day brought something new to marvel at: a perfectly pale, translucent orange leaf; yellow birch leaves falling like snow on a windy day; glossy, rich-brown leaves in the rain; or a bright red tree standing in the sunshine, glowing like a giant ember.

(Mid-November 2023)

Story © Jennifer Singleton / Read+Purr

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