This morning my adorable daughter, home for Thanksgiving break, declared today FWUMP day: this is the day when all the lovely golden leaves that have been clinging so tightly to the maple tree out front will all fall FWUMP to the ground.
We've been sitting on the sofa doing schoolwork (music ed for her, student drafts for me)and watching as every once in a while a big wind comes along and denudes a section of the tree. At this rate, the tree will be naked by midafternoon.
Later we'll do some preparation for tomorrow's feast (which will, for the first time, include sweet potato ice cream), but for now I'm thankful to be able to sit and read and chat and watch the lovely golden leaves go FWUMP.
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