Morning Glory

This morning I was running early for work, so I decided to treat myself. I fancied a Starbucks, so I decided to just keep driving on Northmount Drive past school untill I hit a Starbucks. That took about 5 glorious minutes. (We're not quite at MSD in the uk yet- Maximum Starbucks Density. You might have to go 15 or even 20 minutes in Blighty for a Grande Cappuccino, whole milk, fair trade).
The drive was awesome. Literally, not in a Bill & Ted kind of way. Autumn is short here as the trees get their winter mind set on in preparation for days that could be -30 C, +10C or both within an hour. This means all the silver birches lining the Streets and Avenues of Northern Calgary are turning bronze and gold at the same time. Last week all was green, by October I am assured everything will be bare and sparse. This will have a stark majesty of it's own, i know, but for now, for one or two brief weeks, the roads are decked with God's great autumnal palette and it is a joy to behold.

So, if you see the trees resplendent in their finest coat of the year, take time to enjoy it. Not everyone can. The tropics have their beauties, but never see the like of this. The deserts too, I suppose. Some folks are colour-blind, or even blind. Be thankful, and count your blessings, not your cliches;-)