tIS THE sEASON
I know, caps lock, but I don’t feel like re-typing…
Right now ther are those bemoaning the end of summer approaching, others saying it ain’t over ’til end of September. Yeah. if you have or had kids, summer ends when school starts. End of story.
But who really cares? What is one of the things you hear from people who live here? “I love having the 4 seasons”. Sure Summer is fun, the beach, no jacket required, Shakespeare in the park, all kinds of good things.
But what about Fall?
The smell. walking through the park, or woods, that smell from the trees and fallen leaves.
When I walked to Benjamin Franklin Elementary School as a lad, I had to walk through a stand of Mighty Oak. The scent there was so intense, that now when I experience it, the memories are incredibly vivid.
Going to the Farmer’s market to by tomatos for canning sauce.
Starting up the fireplace.
Football. Unlike Geek, who whines about the Bills incessantly, I like the Bills. I like watching college ball on drizzly saturday afternoons.
Halloween. My wife decorates more for Halloween than most do for Christmas. Right down to the eyeball candles.
Thanksgiving. A holiday dedicated to consuming massive amounts of food, then falling asleep on the couch whilst watching the Lions lose.
So yeah, It was a good summer, but I am really looking forward to fall.
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:39 am
ahhhh fall, or autumn, if you must…a great time of year, as a young sports fan growing up in 50’s, fall was the best time of year, all the biggies were on the stage - baseball (Yankees in the post season, again, of course!), football just beginning (what’ll the giants do?), hockey/basketball just starting up(go rangers/knicks!)
August 23rd, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Ah fall. Raking the leaves in my great grandmother’s front yard into a massive pile and jumping into it with Son of Dub. Taking the dogs for long walks in the woods and having to carry the one back because he would run out of steam on the way home. Watching Mrs.Dub cruise around the office supply stores with the yearly list of school supplies, and her stocking up “just in case”. I didn’t have to buy a single notebook or pen the entire time I was in college because we still had so much left over from high school. Can’t forget heading over to the place on Warner Dr. to get pumpkins. Though the one that is in the back yard is coming along quite nicely.
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Fall is my fave season too. I can’t wait to take my new camera out when the leaves start changing colors.