Seems like this time of year, a clear line of sight opens up your mindset a bit too. We see a bit further out, and we think about horizons. And we see where the cozy places are in the woods more clearly. Our homes become refuge, if we are lucky to have them. Occupy what is available, and settle-in to weather the season. We could be no different than small forest creatures under unfortunate circumstances…like so many people in America. Woods need old & fallen places to welcome its guests. A very deliberate part of nature’s residence. We could be even more deliberate in our communities, for our own people & also for the woods that used to surround us.