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Vol. 3 No. 13
October 26, 2011
Thinking of Autumn
Memories from Long Ago
Tis Autumn Time
By Donnie Miller
By Martha M. Weaver
I remember our days of cutting wood for our grandparents Levi Millers as a lad growing up. Our grandparents lived on the corner of Route 168 and Munford Road, and every fall we all got together to cut wood, haul it and stack it in Grandpa’s woodshed. I was always younger and not as strong as my cousins, so I would have to do the stacking. It was hard work but fun, and OH, the food! The noon meal was good and plentiful, but the best part was after we were done and before we went home. Aunt Ada served us fresh, warm pumpkin pie! I can almost taste it now!
Autumn Memories By Rachel Miller
The sun is shining brightly, The sky is blue and bright, The breeze is blowing gently. Yes, autumn time is here. The leaves are crisp and golden Upon the maple trees. They flutter down so gently In the autumn breeze. The birds’ chatterings have vanished. They knew they could not stay, For summer is now over, And autumn’s here to stay. By Rebecca Miller
This time of year reminds me of when I was still at home and we would go out in the field with the horses and wagon and husk corn. Sometimes it was cold and Mom used to have a good dinner waiting when we came up. We would do dishes while Dad unloaded and then go out again until chores time.
A Day at the Park By Laura Mullet
The students of Parkside School were very excited. It was Friday, the last day of September, and their teachers had decided to give them a break from schoolwork. They took them to the Swine Creek Park for an afternoon of fun. The day was sunny but cool with autumn’s chill in the air. The leaves crunched beneath their feet as they tramped through the woods. Upon arriving, the younger students immediately raced for the swings and slides, while the older pupils decided to play ball. After the first inning, the teachers decided the ground was too soggy to play ball, so they arranged the children in groups for a scavenger hunt. Each group had a list of things they had to find, such as acorns, a feather, a maple leaf, a cat tail and so on. The hardest of all was to find a dead animal like a squirrel, mouse, chipmunk, or bird. For added spice, the two teachers hid pennies on the forest paths for the children to find. After a few songs, they all tramped back to school with memories of a happy autumn day at the park.
The squirrels, they are busy. They scamper here and there. Their nuts they are gathering, For autumn’s everywhere. I see the eagle soaring, Above the tree tops high, And I hear the locusts singing, For autumn time is nigh. The harvest fields are teeming, With their waves of ripened grain. Let’s gather the crops inside, While autumn yet remains. The harvest moon’s now shining. The stars twinkle above. God in His great wisdom, Gave us this season which we love!
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