Episode LV: The Great Kansan Fall

Autumn is one thing that I have really come to appreciate out here in the Midwest. Today’s Epic Ballade is dedicated to the Great Kansan Fall, in words and photographs:


Ahh, there is nothing like a home football game on a sunny fall day. The picture below was taken from my buddy’s apartment complex. You should take note of three white vehicles, each employed by a towing agency. They are at his complex to tow away non-residents who are parked there to go to the football game, and who do not have a permit. If you look closely you can see that my vehicle is also parked in this lot. Fortunately for me, my friend had already procured a parking pass for me, specifically for times like this.


The campus of the University of Kansas is known for being a remarkably beautiful campus, and this is particularly the case during autumn. It sits atop a hill, where one can see for miles off into the distance, and it is full of small hills and valleys covered with deciduous trees. I took the opening photograph, as well as the one shown below, on campus.


Of course, at some point, the leaves are all gone and all that is left are bare branches. Below is a photograph which I thought was creative, of just such a tree (as seen from a restaurant).


But just because the leaves are off the tree, doesn’t mean they’re useless! In this picture, I had just climbed up the tree to the left, and jumped off into a huge pile of leaves. Which, in many senses, was the encapsulation of a Great Fall.