Leaves keep falling in my hair....

Today was a B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L day in Bean Town. Lately the weather has not been all that fantastic, so the sun shining on the leaves of all different colors was such a blessing. Everyone was soooo happy. My friend, Leah, who lives upstairs, invited me to go to the Mt. Auburn cemetary with her this afternoon and it was so great. Who knew leaves could make a person so happy? Mt. Auburn cemetary has some famous people buried there-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dorthea Dix, BF Skinner, and a bunch of other people that I forgot. It was cool to see their graves, but mostly it was cool to be out walking along all of the beautiful paths admiring the leaves and thinking about the reminder that autumn brings of change.

Change has been a part of my life this year more than it ever has, which is a good thing because change always brings an opportunity for growth. In ways I have seen the opportunity to grow and run with it, but I have also sat around lately thinking about changes I need to make and want to make but will do next month, next year, or when it's convenient. Today as I looked at the leaves I decided that now is the time to be better and be the person that I really can be. Someday I will be a beautiful leaf. :) (I hope I'm a red one. Those are my favorites.)

I set a goal here today. Decided to change.

And on a less serious note....

These were my lovely leaf peeping buddies. Leah on the left, Jan Marie, my roomie, on the right.

And for you whiners who want to see what I look like these days, if I have boils on my skin, chopped my hair off and dyed it purple, or still wear clothes, here is a huge Annie fix. Too much. And mostly creepy.

This one is extra creepy.


Too close for comfort, I know.

Is there a bathroom here?

My next sewing project....
The dancing ritual to the leaf gods.



I don't know much about any of the people that are buried here. I am sure that someone will say the same thing about me someday. The difference is that I still have the opportunity to choose who I will be today and what I will do to leave this world a little better than I found it.