Monday, September 22, 2014, is the end of summer and start
of autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere—the Autumnal Equinox, the day when
the daylight hours and hours of darkness are equal.
The last couple of days in my little corner of the world
have provided the last hurrah (I hope) of summer heat and humidity. I look forward to the fall weather to
come. That crisp feel in the air with
cooler temperatures replace the heat and dryer air shoving aside the retched
humidity of summer. That change to cool
dry air brings a renewed vigor, a revived energy to replace the lackluster
feeling resulting from the summer heat and humidity...at least for me. (Do you get the impression that I don't
function well in heat and humidity?)
Just as I love the renewal of life in the spring—bright
green new leaves on the trees, colorful flowers, the awakening of nature from
winter's hibernation—I also love the change of the leaves to their brilliant
array of fall colors in autumn. I can
say with all sincerity that I'm happy to welcome the end of summer and to also
welcome the start of fall.
Of course, all this praise for autumn and the relief from
summer heat and humidity will most likely give way to the common complaint of
wishing the snow, ice, and freezing temperatures would get out of the way and
make room for some warmth. :)
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