AUTUMN This is indeed the time of year we call AUTUMN. It is one of my favorite seasons because of its comforting breezes, uncertainty in its sun rays along with some trees losing their leaves, which have been showing up from early spring until late fall. It calls out for warmer clothes, soups, hot drinks, lovely spices in our food and a delicious slowing down of some of our activities. Growing up in Wyoming, I remember the leaves changing colors on the trees, then in a breath, the trees were left bare, stark and mysterious. I played in the leaves that fell in our front yard, making 'rooms' in which I could play house, and of course the bouquets and arrangements I could make out of Virginia Creeper vines from my god-mother's garden. Some people think that AUTUMN is the end of summer and 'all the fun time'. I feel it is the beginning of a new time for us to APPRECIATE what we have, what we are given, what we receive. The HARVEST is a time to be THANKFUL for our bo