Autumn... Beautiful and different from the spring and summer, leading us to winter. Ah, winter, you are not my favorite, but, I can relate to your necessity of refreshing the Earths bed, that soil and plants might flourish quickly upon your slow departure...
So far, it has been a beautiful fall. The weather is almost perfect, and, it is above normal temps for this time of year, with plenty of sunshine for us to enjoy. The nights have been cool, but, starlit, and, the trees are taking their time changing their colors before they bare themselves to the harshness of winter... Ah, winter, with its winds so cold and brisk, I do not understand why you insist that the trees be bare in your presence...
Fields dry of their abundance, a golden scene from the e-way, pumpkin patches, gourds, hay bales and stalks, all gracing the otherwise drabness which was just a few weeks ago green with life...
Halloween lurks in the minds of many as they plan their scary day and night. Much ado for one night of ghouls and creepy objects, which entice the very young to the very old. Parties, costumes, bagging, and, lots of goodies take the place of playing outside until the sun sets, which was close to 10 and is now close to 8...
Apples, apple pies, apple cider, apple mills, caramelised apples, and, apple bobbing all make for healthy and tasty treats as we trade in the fresh produce of summers fare. Throughout America, you will smell the scent of apples being made into many different things, and, being canned for the winter months, which takes from us the plenty of the summer days...
Football, hockey, and the World Series will be the weekends star. Families will root for their team, be it a school team or a professional team, it is all part of the autumn lifestyle, which replaces the boating, fishing, camping, beaching, Frisbee, and, other fun sports of the summer, which doesn't last long enough...
Autumn... I see now that I have recalled each of the things which make up this season (Oops, I forgot Thanksgiving), that it is a season full of fun and activity, and, that while it is not warm season enjoyment, it might be even better, for it is a season of wholesomeness and that is always a welcomed and blessed thing...
2 comments:
I too this year have started to appreciate the coming of autumn and winter, thus appreciating their 'time' as necessary and useful to our collective existence.
In other words, I'm not resisting the coming of the cold. It too is needed!
Adrienne Zurub
author
'Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles'
http://chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn
Yes, you are right there... I too have been under the weather and have the same outlook, believing that it will somehow spare me in the coming months, like an antidote... ha! thank you for your visit and lovely comment... blessings and enjoy the season!
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