Autumn Winds

Do you know what I want to do right now?  I want to get in my car and drive. Drive into the mountains. Then find a trail, which takes me into a grove of aspen trees. After taking time to listen to the wind whistle through the leaves, and let the fallen leaves crunch beneath my feet, I want to go sit on a big rock. Maybe in a meadow nestled in the middle of the grove. No sounds of cars. No ringing phones. No televisions or radio in the background. Just the simple, beautiful sounds of nature. Then I want to remove a pad of paper and a pencil from my backpack and draw.  This is what I want to do right now.
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A solo. This takes me back to Unified Studies. Remember solo time? A time to reflect and create.
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Words can't express how excited I am for autumn.  Especially this autumn!  So many wonderful things to look forward to.

• First and foremost, birthday celebrations.  Our household celebrates all of our birthdays in the fall.
• The cooler weather.  Which translates into longer, more comfortable, conversations on the porch.
• The "Dirty Dash".  I cannot wait to be reunited with all of my sisters!  Not only that, we are going to be joined by cousins and friends.  As excited as I am, I am a little nervous (to say the least).  I am so far from being ready to run a 5k obstacle course.  I just want to go and have a good time.  Laugh.  And spend time with some of my favorite people.  I think Lyndsey explained it best when she said, "If I fall in the first few minutes and throw mud in someones face, I'm good."
• BYU football has to be mentioned.  We already have our new shirts.  Ordered and delivered.  Sitting in the closet, patiently waiting for the first game of the season.

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INVITATION

In celebration, I have decided to combine a few of my favorite things: autumn, watercolors, and an art gallery.  I just pulled out my art supplies!
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I am hoping you (all of you) will join me in creating the first Sisters in Zion Art Gallery posts. If you know a budding artist, invite them to join us. I think this would make for a wonderful Personal Progress 10 hour Project .
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To help inspire you to paint, I gathered a few watercolors inspired by autumn.*

ASPEN BRANCH

by Linda Nadel

found here

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by Nancy Dias

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LAKESIDE LEAVES

by April

found here

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GRAPE LEAVES

by Jan Grady

found here

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FALL ROAD

by Donna Maxey Hanna

found here

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WATERCOLOR

by You

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Send your submissions to freshairedesigns@gmail.com.

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Your artwork will be posted in a special

Sister's in Zion Art Galley

post on the first day of autumn, September 23.