The evening sky was clear and lucid as the stars hung upon every tree, like celestial ornaments, twinkling in the silver light of the moon.  It was one of the many gifts that nature would bestow upon this season.  …

The wind swept across the dormant grass, unleashing a smattering of snagged leaves that took to the air like beautiful, brittle butterflies.  It was reminiscent of a season to come, a season past, and it was lovely. In honor of…