Today the church celebrates the Archangels Michael the Protector, Gabriel the Messenger, and Raphael the Healer. Revelation tells us that the angels were jealous of Jesus and jealous of "the new man" so they fought for dominance and Michael led the charge to throw the rioting angels out of heaven. Headed up by Lucifer… the fallen angels live on earth and try their darndest to fool and ruin mankind. We all have an angel who watches over us… believe it!
In the mountains… the woolie worm signals when and how long winter will be. We saw the woolie worm crossing the road and he has two black stripes near his neck and his "end" or "bottom" is dark… Karla interprets: "Winter will begin early and end messy." Meanwhile I woke up as buckeyes hit the deck outside our bedroom… Buckeye nuts are big, hard, and loud! That’s the beginning of autumn, Mark says. The sky has been cloudy over Grandfather mountain, and we have had chilly rain and this morning it is "lotsa chilly" so we are in jeans. As the south east watches tropical storm Matthew… Chuck and I will head out west in a few days and see how the desert regions "do autumn".
We talk of taking the dog for a walk in the park. Only the dog Jessie who lives here gets to go as the others can’t be trusted in a park with other dogs and people walking around. We talk of barbeque and sitting outside in restaurants where dogs are welcomed. It’s quiet here, "on the mountain." I wish a quiet autumn celebration of orange, yellow, red, and brown for all…. Look for little birdies storing up seeds or flapping their wings to head south… look for squirrels working busily… with my scant knowledge of winter, I don’t know what other activities precede winter.. But I do see a lot of pumpkins! God bless you!