Of Witches and Water

by Margie Senechal

The little witch in me loves Autumn. I love the bite in the air as our Indian Summer fades, the return of rainy wind storms, and the crunch of leaves on the ground. I love the array of reds and oranges that dot the landscape.

I love the décor of the season--cauldrons, leaves, bats and cats, bottles of potions. I love that the bazaar season begins in our town and my mom, sisters, and KB join me in the hunt for the perfect craft. Remember my tile coasters? I ended up with so many that I donated a glut of them to the Humane Society store, ReTails.

But, like Liz, I enjoy the dawn of each season--well, for us in the Pacific NW, we have two and a half seasons--we have rain that gets split by cold temps and sometimes snow in Winter and rain that gets chased away by sun in late Spring or early Summer--although this year rain won that battle. I don't know how many of KB's softball game were rained out this season--more than the last five years combined, I'd say.


As much as I love life in this area--on some survey, Washington State was named the Number 1 place to live--living in the Evergreen State during Autumn has it's drawbacks. We'll never have the coloring of the NE side of the country--but that just means I have another trip to plan. 

Besides the coast, one of my favorite places in the PNW, is Multnomah Falls. There's just something about water that fills my soul. If I could swim, I might have been a mermaid instead of a witch :) So, here are some fall pictures from this remarkable place.

That person on the bridge must be a tourist--real natives wouldn't have an umbrella. Come on... :)

Now, if I could only find a season that included not working....

Have a great weekend!