Comments on: Fleeting beauty

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:51:02 +0000

In reply to Jackie Pettus Habilinks. @Jackie- it is hard to time! There's a general range, but sometimes the colors peak early or late... We had a slightly later peak here this year.

By: Jackie Pettus Habilinks

Jackie Pettus Habilinks — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:39:21 +0000

There are at least 100 Californians who are SO envious of you. We recently returned from a weeklong trip to Stockbridge, Massachusetts to “see the colors.” Missed it. I assume it happened a week or so after we left. Your photo is gorgeous….just like the postcards I bought to remind me what we might have seen!

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:00:55 +0000

I remember that my babies’ and toddlers’ cranky and unhappy and clingy periods were the lead-up to a developmental breakthrough. I read that in some baby book, and it seemed to be true. Tough to live through, but I decided to be looking forward to whatever leap was coming up.
On the other hand, babies do go through periods of unhappiness and of developmental breakthroughs, so maybe one doesn’t lead to another, but it’s just a cycle. Maybe he’s aware that change is in the offing for his environment, with the house. My younger had a tough time when we were moving about the time he turned two, but again that’s a time of development. (We read a little Mr. Rogers book a lot about moving, and it helped. Those Mr Rogers books are so honest and straightforward, and the little ones appreciate the honesty.) Whatever, remember that “this too shall end”.