The earth was moved and slopes were smoothed

And top soil was brought in by the truck load – I quite like the words across the back of his truck “BEEN THERE, DUMPED THAT”. If you click on the picture, you too can read it.

Summer flowers and wild flowers blossomed

Queen Annes Lace at her best

Flourishing

Without a care in the world

And as I walked along the newly graded dirt a bright leaf caught my attention

It stopped me in my tracks and I was caught up in the excitement of autumn. I’m glad nature doesn’t have to wait for the “appropriate” time to decorate.

I couldn’t leave it alone so I messed with it in Photoshop.

As I walked a little further I noticed another leaf from a different tree.

Again in Photoshop

I was puzzled thinking to myself where in the world did these two leaves come from. So I began to look and it didn’t take long for me to spy this.

Ahhh, this is the first autumn sighting for me in our soon to be front yard, a true sign that a change is coming.