First Fall Leaf
Dallas blue skies and October color – actually it was the Dallas blue skies and wide smiles that made me fall in love with Dallas when I visited SMU in October as a senior in high school. The clear skies, fresh air and perfect temperatures seemed to embody the optimism of Dallas and project it as a fresh city. SMU was the perfect school for me as it represented a bright future. I knew I had found my home.
This October, as an extra bonus, a single colorful maple leaf floated into my garden reminding me that in 90° weather autumn is here. We may seldom have glorious painted autumn tree color, but we do have vivid splashes of color here and there, and other signals of fall – the Texas State Fair, SMU Boulevard, Homecoming, and the genuine smiles across Dallas that lured me to the city in the first place.
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