The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder, the leaves are changing color, Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations are beginning to appear in the stores and my allergies just won’t leave me alone. All that can only mean one thing: it must be Autumn time. I really do enjoy Fall; the weather, the colors, the fresh produce, hot caramel apple cider and hot chocolate. All of it is enjoyable. However, I wish harvest time was over and I could get back to feeling like someone who can breathe without sneezing and swallow without my throat protesting.
The biggest problem I have with Fall, however, is that it is a portent of Winter on its way. Each of these things that I really enjoy become an ominous indicator that it’s getting late in the year. It’s not that I truly dislike snow and cold. After all, that’s what heaters, blankets and coats are for. It’s just that I hate driving on ice and dealing with people who think that if they have a 4-wheel drive truck they don’t have to be careful.
Oh well, c’est la vie. I’ll just have to enjoy all of the wonderful parts of Fall and hope that I can ignore the looming presence of Old Man Winter hiding just out of sight over the horizon.
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