Prompt 34

The tall maple tree's with their gorgeous yellow and purple-red leaves line the old broken asphalt road. The sun peaks through the dewy leaves as it rises over the field at the top of the hill. It's rays shine on me and warm my body as I take a walk down memory lane, the road I grew up on. It's fall, my favorite season and there is no place I'd rather be this time of year than right here on Park Street.

The scenery gives me a feeling of comfort and security that I can't find anywhere else. The smell of the leaves and the colorful patterns they make up in the trees and on the ground, are small things I look forward too. I look at this area in a different light, with an open mind. I do not see a as my old house or just an ordinary road. I can see it for it's natural magnificence; the beauty that can be found in the surrounding nature. With open eyes as I walk I notice small things, like the tree that got hit by lightening across the street, that bring up the memories that I have held here in my mind. Being here this time of year also reminds me of the hours my dad spent racking, dragging, and putting leaves in piles in order to burn. I can smell that smoke now and how pungent it was when he set all the piles on fire. As I walk down the road further past my old house I see all my neighbors houses and how they glisten with the frost that has formed overnight. I can see the natural beauty that everyday things possess. Everything sparkles with frost in the sunlight, and the light brings out all the colors in the leaves. It is truly beautiful to witness and it is a wonderful place to reminisce on my favorite times.

Slowly walking I can take in all the sights around me and really appreciate all the things that I may not have noticed before. I could stay in this area forever, live in my past, and take in the moments I have spent here. Sitting on the front steps of our big green house, looking out to the field across the street, taking in the sights of the season and enjoying every moment. This could be my heaven.