The abundance of blooming chrysanthemums enticed me. Of course, being only 4 or 5 years old at the time, I couldn't resist picking a ...

  .   once verdant and plush, once brilliant... like red and amber jewels, blessing with visions of warmth, these harbingers of wint...

I was raised in Niagara Falls, New York... the honeymoon city. A definite change of the seasons can be observed, and autumn was my favorite....