Happy Birthday, Mary Jane! I know it was last week but I did not get your gift done until this week. Mary Jane is my daughter's mother-in-law and my son-in-law's mother! I have never seen her without a smile. She loves my daughter as her own. She is a precious sister-in-Christ to me. As you can see, her gift is a money tree. I found the pattern on the internet a year or two ago. We parents have given cash or gift cards to each other to celebrate birthdays. I decided to do it this way this time. I told her this plant only blooms once but if she could figure out how to make it grow larger, she should share her secret! Today was such a gorgeous day. This is a beautiful season to be born. It's like all nature is celebrating with you!Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Proverbs 31:28
These pictures were taken at the end of the day - - - with the last of the natural light at dusk and turning dark within minutes.
It is also near the end of leaf color and leaves being left on trees. It has been a brief color peak this year. Last night we had a lot of wind and some rain. Many of the leaves were on the ground this morning.
The pictures probably don't quite capture the way the light hit but the leaves had a momentary glow against the darkening sky. 
I love the way this picture photographed. It looks more like a painting. I have no idea how I did that.
This is our youngest cat - - - named Kit Kat. She looks like autumn, doesn't she?
The rainbow is a bit difficult to see since the sky was almost dark but you can almost discern it. Don't go cross-eyed from straining your eyes to see it.
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. Genesis 9:16
