Oktober by Triad
7 BCCDEFBCGDHIJKLMBNOPQRSTUVWXYYC ^_!"/#^_!$%&'()*!+,-./012345678 =>? - D - BBCCDEFBCGDHIJKLMBNOPQRSTUVWXYYC ^_!"/#^_!$%&'()*!+,-./012345678 =>? - BCCDEFBCGDHIJKLMBNOPQRSTUVWXYYC ^_!"/#^_!$%&'()*!+,-./012345678 =>? - OCTOBER COLORS - RED'S ONE OF COURSE! PAUL HAD ARRIVED ON THE TENTH OF OCTOBER. HE SPENT TWO DAYS IN THE BIG CITY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE OLD DRAGON. PETER H. IF YOU LIKE. ON THE THIRD DAY I FETCHED PAUL AT THE DRAGONS DEN. I WOKE THEM UP! WELL, AT LEAST THEY WERE REASONABLY SOBER :) AFTER A VERY LIGHT BREAKFAST, WE LEFT THE DRAGON IN HIS LAIR AND HEADED WESTWARDS FOR MY HOME. AS SOON AS YOU LEAVE S/DERT[LJE, THE ROAD RUNS THROUGH A MIXED LANDSCAPE. THERE ARE FORESTS ALL THE WAY, BUT HERE AND THERE ARE FIELDS EITHER ALONG THE ROAD OR JUST BEHIND A CURTAIN OF TREES. AND BESIDES THE HIGHWAY, THE LANDSCAPE IS ROLLING CONSTANTLY. THERE ARE EVERGREENS AND DECIDIOUS TREES MIXED WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR LAW AND ORDER. AND PAUL SIGHED ALL THE WAY. SURE THEY HAVE AUTUMN IN AUSTRALIA TOO, BUT IT IS NOTHING LIKE WE HAVE HERE IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SWEDEN. IN OZ THE TREES LOSE THEIR LEAVES LIKE HERE, BUT THEY JUST DROP, STILL GREEN. WHUMP ! AND IT FALLS. AUTUMN IN SWEDEN IS A WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLORS. ONE DAY YOU NOTICE A SHIFT AND AFTER A WHILE YOU REALIZE THAT SOME OF THE GREEN HAS TURNED A SHADE LIGHTER, AND SOME FEW LEAVES HAVE EVEN STARTED TURNING YELLOW. AS THE DAYS PASS, MORE COLORS ARE ADDED, BRIGHT YELLOW, ORANGE, RED AND ALL THE SHADES CONCIEVABLE OF THOSE COLORS. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE AUTUMN COLORS, BUT HEARING PAUL PRAISE THEM LIKE HE DID, ADDED A DIMENSION OF GRATITUDE AND PRIDE. SWEDEN IS A VERY LOVELY COUNTRY IN MANY WAYS. PITY WE HAVE THE LEADERS WE HAVE ! LEAVES TURN YELLOW AND THEN THEY FALL OFF, LEAVING THE TREES TO REST OVER THE WINTER TO BUILD UP NEW ENERGY FOR THE COMING SEASON. I SORT OF WISH THAT ONCE FIERY POLITICIANS WHO HAVE TURNED YELLOW, ALSO WOULD FALL OFF AND SUPPLY FOOD FOR THE WORMS. - W E A R E H U R T I N G A N D W E A R E B L E E D I N G ! - DO SOMETHING ! - HOW CAN WE DANCE WHEN OUR EARTH IS TURNING ? HOW CAN WE SLEEP WHEN OUR BEDS ARE BURNING ? - /JERRY - -