In her newest book, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, Margaret Renkl begins the prologue with “Wherever you are, stop what you’re doing.” This is a call to attention in words to savor.

I have been awed in the last few weeks by the colors of fall this year. The leaves of so many trees have been nothing short of brilliant. I’m not sure they will attain this level of beauty again in my lifetime. So, in gratefulness to the sometimes overlooked splendor around us, I offer a collage of color to remind us always and everywhere, stop what we are doing and to look closer in wonder.

Reference

Renkl Margaret and Billy Renkl. 2023. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year First ed. New York: Spiegel & Grau.

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