It's time to turn over a new leaf...

 

Amelia, Oh Amelia, you have that eye when you walk along those Colorado highways with that camera of yours -- especially those captured images along the Western Slope.

And you have a knack for getting my juices flowing, so to speak, igniting a thought or two in my head and springing this 80-year-old brain into action.

Lately, that's been a problem. I find myself shying away from my old laptop. It's not that I have writer's block. That has never been a problem. It's more like: do I have anything worthwhile to say, and honestly, does anyone care whether I post my thoughts?

I'll explain my dilemma away and blame it on old age.

But thanks to Amelia, the owner of Priceless Captures Photography by Amelia and the wife of my grandson, Daniel, I'm back for at least a moment.

In Amelia's photo, it's just a lone leaf in the middle of the road. But what if it's the final journey for that wandering leaf? The final sunset. It must be tired, after all, the poor leaf has been around a while. It has bounced around for some time now, joining other leaves from time to time, seemingly at its best when surrounded by other leaves. When they are together, they have a purpose and a direction.

The leaves are powerful in numbers, and the wind doesn't bother them at all, but keeps them alive.

Thanks, Amelia. If I were a leaf, I'd love to be on that highway near you.

Your pictures are my calendar.

Happy holidays to my family.