Approaching Autumn

There have been a few clues around here: 

-green acorns on the ground, caps still attached to their heads

-slightly yellowing tree leaves hanging on to summer by an invisible thread 

-the gray of evening creeping in ever earlier

-visions of crusty bread and steaming bowls of soup

-and a strange stirring of excitement deep inside me

Yes, fall is on its way.  Just a few more weeks and it will be official, but I have read the signs...

... my favorite season is approaching.