Well, it's time to put away the Halloween decorations and, for me at least, it's the beginning of the holiday season. It's time to focus on home and family. Santa production is in full force. And although it is still 83 degrees, it's time to start pulling out my cozy pajamas and hot chocolate supply.
We are using the air conditioner during the day and the heat at night. It seems like mother nature has taken the same approach to the seasons as the retail stores. On just turns into another and it seems we miss one or two in there. What happened to fall? Is this it? 83 degrees is fall? I remember when it snowed on Halloween, and leaves would actually change colors before falling off the tree. Anymore, I am putting up Christmas lights in my shorts.
Not to worry. If tradition continues, the weather will change overnight and we will go from 90 degrees to 32. I could be confused but, I seem to remember a number called 60 that should be somewhere in between those.
I think nature has gotten older like the rest of us. And when we get older, time flies. We find ourselves unable to fit it all in and we end up having to give up some things. Sometimes, we have to prioritize and give up things we love. Sometimes, we figure out that we are doing things we only think we like. Or we are doing things we hate out of obligation. If we can figure out a way to get rid of the extraneous obligations that we don't enjoy, and we can keep the things we love, I think we will be okay. As for me, I hope nature figures out that February is an obligation and gives me back fall. I would much rather have chili-eating, jacket-wearing, leaf-changing fall, than muddy, wet, gloomy February.
Amen, Sister!
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