Many leaves are off the trees so the sound of the rain is not muffled as it is in the summer but rather hard as it passes through the branches. The leaves that are still on the trees are no longer as sturdy and give way to the weight of the drops and bend or fall off.
The view has a definite grayness. Not foggy. The air is clear but the gray sky is so visible through the leafless trees that it changes the look completely. The smell of the rain on the leaves is woodsy and earthy.
As I walk in the yard in the morning, the rain is cool but not the refreshing feel of the summer rain. The feel of the rain and the leaves on my bare feet is odd. Wetter than rain on the grass, each leaf seems to be a dish collecting a puddle and some stick as I move.
I like the sounds and smells and feel of a rainy fall day, so different from the downpours of the summer or dampening quiet of snows. Each season is so unique and that is one of the many wonders.
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have missed your posts - hope all is well. I do like a nice soft fall rain. We have been having them. slowly they deleaf the trees with the help of nights frost. The leaves around here are almost gone. The Bradford Pears and some maples are hanging on as are the leaves on the big walnut tree at the end of our driveway...soon it will turn cold and bare. But there is still beauty if you look for it...debbie
Thanks....its been a busy time. Heavy frost around here as well. Into the 30s tonight and the pellet stove is pumping away.
Still some color out there but at least in my yard the leaves are all down.
I find in nature there is always beauty to be found. Even in bleak February.
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