We love to walk to school through the fallen leaves. We love having enormous trees, even if they drop so many leaves that it takes all afternoon to collect them.
I just discovered that my favorite tree on my parents’ block was chopped down this year. I have so many memories playing under that tree, jumping into its piles of leaves and the tough crunching sounds those leaves made under my feet as I walked home from school.
I had actually planned on walking through those leaves tomorrow to celebrate my birthday. Yes, that’s really what I was going to do.
I’m a nut for sentimental traditions.