Hiking Withdrawl and changing of the seasons

So....I've decided that today the color is Red.  Its a nice, bright fall color.  One that I can see from my window through the pouring rain outside!!!  I have NOT hiked since we have been back from vacation.  Granted it has only been one week but I feel I am having withdrawl!!  I really wish the rain would stop so that I could go out and enjoy these fall colors with the sun shining on them!  Not getting wet while hiking would be a bonus too! 
So....kind of slipping away from my normal "hiking" post here for a second but I just needed to say how much I LOVE Fall.  I LOVE FALL!!!!  To be completely honest...I love all four seasons.  I enjoy the changing of the seasons for many different reasons.  Each season has its own wonderful and unique thing about it.  Fall....I love the colors, cooler temps, apple pie, hot soups, candles and warm, soft, sweaters! 

 Winter...I like the first 2 weeks after the first snow.  I like the crisp clean look of everything....it all looks untouched.  I like Christmas and family and for some reason this season brings me closer to all of them in one way or another.  I love Christmas music.  I love walking out in the woods after a fresh snow....it is SO SILENT!!  I feel closer to God here than probably anywhere else...not just in Winter...but in the woods period!  Oh!  And I love my parents hot tub!!

 Spring...I love the smell.  Everything is fresh and damp and new.  I love the smell of dirt, the new flowers coming up, the trees getting their green leaves back. And I love the anticipation of Summer. 

 Summer...I love Lake Michigan beaches, I like tubing down the river, camping, hiking, swimming......reading a book outside under a tree.  If that tree has a hammock, even better!  I like cook outs with family and friends.  I like Leinenkugels Summer Shandy.  I enjoy having a garden....when I had a house that HAD a garden.  I enjoy Farmers Markets and all the fresh summer produce. 

 I could go ON AND ON regarding how much I love the changing of the seasons.  I just wanted to share a few that were floating through my head today while I was cooking hot soup and fresh apple pie :) 
Until next time....