Fall weather

I was back in Grand Rapids the past two days conducting a "community forum" on how the community will collaborate to improve the conditions of children and families (that's a mouthful to say, but it was one of the most inspiring moments of social impact that I have seen at FSG).

As we were driving to the airport, I saw these beautiful, colored trees. Combined with tue crisp air I thought "THIS is what fall should feel like". Yes, I suffer from envy of other places, and I know that other cities have their pros and cons. But I also know that fall weather, taking into your lungs that cold, crisp air, is what I'm used to and what I want my fall to be like. College and high school football, back yards, leaves on the ground... Yeah, that's what I grew up with. I'm lucky that I get to come home to Birmingham to feel this weather, and to visit Grand Rapids a couple more times.