We live on a giant ball of water, dirt and rock called The Earth that orbits our star called The Sun. As we orbit The Sun, we the inhabitants of Earth are traveling through space about 1000 miles per hour. The Earth is tilted on it's axis at an angle of 23.5 degrees relative to it's orbital plane around the sun, this time of year those of us who live in the northern hemisphere, specifically at 40.5762 degrees north of the equator we start to trend further from the sun. During the summer month we trend closer to the sun and all of us at Stone Mountain Adventures enjoy warm temperatures and are able to swim in Raystown Lake, go white water rafting, wear flip flops and chacos all summer and live in shorts and t-shirts. As we trend further from the sun the temperatures begin to drop and the leaves change color from deep green to bright oranges and red and then to brown and eventually fall to the ground to be turned into much and then to dirt. As we trend still further from the sun temperatures continue to drop hovering around and below the freezing mark and the moisture in the air freezes and falls first as now flurries and then as snow storms. This change from 85 degrees + in July and August to 15 to 35 degrees in the late fall and winter months is dramatic. We earthlings call this the changing of the seasons.
I am thankful for the changing of the seasons and recognize the changes in my behavior and emotional state as a result. I have so much more to be thankful for...
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