Today is my birthday.  Happy Birthday me.

I took off work to celebrate.  Got gloomy almost immediately as a crisis at work took the morning and the weather was downright ugly.  But as I sat there fighting through the issues, I gazed outside.  Even if Mother Nature was pouting, she sure was putting on a show.  The fall leaves were in full change.  The sky was an angry scudding backdrop while all colors flew by the windows.  Acorns pelted off the roof and squirrels were holding on for dear life.

I grabbed my camera and made for the outdoors.  I couldn’t capture all the colors that were around me.  My hair was flying into the picture.  But I didn’t care.  The wind was exhilarating. The sky was beautiful.  The sun was popping in and out of the cloud cover causing the reds and greens to glow.

Then it dawned on me.  I was damn lucky to live where I do.  I have a beautiful home on 5 gorgeous wooded acres.  The sheer joy of being alive overwhelmed me.

Happy Birthday me.