The Autumnal Equinox

Today is the Autumnal Equinox and the official first day of Fall.  The term “fall” was likely a deviation from the Old English words “fiaell” and “feallan,” both of which mean “to fall from a height.”  Well, this leaf fell from a great height and I picked it up in the driveway.  I loved it's wrinkled, leathery look.  It's sitting on my breakfast table now.  Yesterday it was a moth that looked like a dried up leaf.  Today it is actually a dried up leaf!  What an exciting life I lead!