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Day 55: Fall - beautiful or depressing?
It’s September, the month fall starts and with it the most depressing time of the year.
Some see beauty in the fall,
I’m not one of them. Sure, the foliage in fall is beautiful but look beyond the
colors and you’ll realize that the leaves are dying and soon after that
rotting.
Everything is dying ... the
trees, the shrubbery, and the flowers. For months the world will be devoid of
color. No more green trees offering shade on a hot day. No more bright red
geraniums, playfully pink petunias, or yellow and purple smiling pansie faces. No more
anything.
Winter at least offers the
beauty of snow and ice.
While it might be cold, falling snow or gazing upon a white
landscape can be a source of joy. But what joy is there to be found in the fall?
Even more depressing is the
temperature. Warm days are a thing of the past. It’s only September 8th and I’m already sitting with a sweater on.
Last year was very different. The air
conditioning in our condo building was switched off in the second week of September
and the residents descended on the management office un mass. They asked, pleaded
and begged the building manager to turn the air-conditioning back on because it
was stifling hot in their units.
Not this year. The air-conditioning unit hasn’t been on for days, instead of shorts I’m wearing
jeans, instead of sandals I’ve reached for socks and slippers, and as mentioned
earlier, I’m wearing a sweater.
Halley and Greyson aren’t
bothered by the sudden chill in the air. As you can see, they continue to nap
in the balcony swing.
Yesterday I thought it a little too chilly for Halley to be
outside, so I covered her with a blanket. She stayed and continued to snooze.
That is, until Greyson came along and started trampling all over her.
Fall ... I guess we'll just have to put up with it. In another six months, it will be spring again.
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