October 25, 2012 - Fall Colors

A week from today, Halloween will be over and we will be rushing headlong towards that next great holiday of Fall, Thanksgiving. This past week has seen rain and wind that coaxed any number of trees to give up their leaves. To some extent, trees seem to have personalities that express themselves in the color their leaves turn in the Fall and how long they hold on to those leaves. The tree outside my office window that was so flamboyantly yellow that it seemed to glow from within, gave up all its leaves in the first hard rain we got. An equally flamboyant maple tree, robed in neon orange and reds as well as yellow, across the street is still hanging on to all its leaves and the tree next kitty corner from it is still green. It takes all kinds of trees to make a gorgeous autumnal landscape, just like it takes all kinds of authors to make an interesting library. Those authors have been churning out books at a steady pace. Below you will find some new titles to help you while away this longer, darker evenings. There's nothing quite as cozy as a rainy Fall evening, a good book, and a warm beverage. Enjoy!