Minus Ten Degrees

Minus Ten Degrees

Walking to my car in the wee morning hours, surprised at the quickness of my step, but the welcomed coolness of the evening breeze felt invigorating.....and all it took was a ten degree drop in temperature and a manageable humidity level.  The night sky was brilliant, even the heavens were celebrating.  

This morning temps again another ten degrees lower,  as was the dew point.  Birds of prey returning from the hunt, super vocal, but settled down in the canopy of the preserve, as the night sky retreated.  Morning foraging animals including a family of Sandhills taking brisk walk, all seemed to have spring in their step!

Out at the garden center, newly arrived flowers eagerly awaiting "adoption" also appeared, brighter healthier and ready for minus ten degrees cooler. Freshly watered, droplets shined like thousands of diamonds in the crisp clear morning sunlight....amazing minus ten degrees gets the credit!


Heading back home, food trucks already dotting the landscape, patrons sitting at canopy covered picnic tables...amazing aromas filling the air.....all because it's minus ten degrees........Autumn surely has descended upon central Florida.......all the hearty souls that make up this amazingly diverse land say: "thank you.......Mother Nature!

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