Brisk temperatures at dawn and dusk herald incipient early Autumn...

here within southeastern

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,

encompassing quite a geographic swath

bordering Philadelphia County

to the southeast, including areas like Lower Merion,

Cheltenham, and Abington townships,

forming the southeastern boundary

of Montgomery County

within the larger Delaware Valley region,

plus this area characterized by integration

into the Philadelphia metropolitan area,

with significant towns and communities

that are well-connected to the city

by its transit and road networks.

Suburban sprawl punctuated

courtesy vinyl city,

which list of contractors

each left their respective

swiftly tailored, harried style signature,

yet none of these tract housing domiciles

can't hold a candle

to the original oldest buildings

or those individually built

with formal gardens and a manse size property,

whereby each majestic residence

possessed that je nais se qua

unique characteristic and personality

one mansion in particular special to me

originally named Glen Elm

and then encompassing

about The Hundred Acre Wood

constituted the house at Pooh's corner,

(which included about a half dozen acres),

I spent the majority of my growing up years

(actually initially constructed

as a summer getaway

for the Leiper's approximately,

(not to be redundant nor repetitive)

circa 1910 long since razed

from the roof possibly fifteen years ago,

now occupied with McMansions

that appeared to sprout along Stella's Way

a paved road formerly the gravel driveway

coming to a dead-end where the abode once stood

housing the Harris family,

who moved there February 28th, 1968.

Stimmler, one of the countless

home heating oil delivery company

resumed making their rounds

and topped off the furnace

when cold air seeped

throughout the domain

once a majestic place away from the city

surrounded with ample trees

that initially and imperceptibly

segued into a colorful picture of nature

for an artist or photographer

as the temperature

dipped below the comfort zone,

and father bolstered the wood pile,

that amassed into quite a sizable stack

(according to my humble opinion)

when summertime blues

(referring to the negative emotions,

like sadness, depression, and irritability,

that some people experience

during the summer months,

often linked to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD),

nevertheless nature presented

a splash of the three

most common fall leaf colors

being red, yellow, and orange,

which colors revealed

as the leaves break down

their green chlorophyll,

unmasking pre-existing carotenoid pigments

(yellow, orange, and brown)

and, in some species,

forming new anthocyanin pigments

(red, purple, or blue)

exhibiting change because decreasing daylight hours

and cooler temperatures

signal trees to stop producing chlorophyll,

the green pigment that masks other colors,

which process of leaves changing color

in the fall called senescence,

a natural cycle triggered

by shorter days and cooler temperatures

signaling deciduous trees

as iterated to stop producing green chlorophyll

and reabsorb nutrients from their leaves

for winter dormancy,

and once the green pigment fades,

other colors—from yellow and orange

to vibrant reds and purples—become visible.

Even as a skeptic yours truly experiences

an unbridled ecstasy

at the silent scenic explosion of grandeur

and prone to ejaculate

"oh...how resplendently

and heavenly divine

to be a sensate being

extolling barenaked lady of Mother Nature

to witness to such beauty!"