Yesterday I noticed a hint of color in the trees. The evening before as I watched my grandson playing soccer the geese flew overhead, three times. Those geese weren't honking, guess the sky hasn't become crowded just yet, but they were headed south. I thought, I wonder if they have some kind of long range radar. They are headed for a hurricane ! I just checked google and they claim those geese can fly up to 1500 miles in one day. They could already be in the storm. But nature has a way of protecting birds and animals from such things. They will most likely stop and feed somewhere safe and continue their migration later on.
I have seen the mums for sale, the corn mazes open for business, a hint of color in the trees and now the geese. I can say conclusively, fall isn't far off. I don't need a calendar or goggle to tell me that. I feel the cool air in the morning, refreshing now. Something isn't it ? In the summer the wind is welcomed as a friend, a breeze to cool us down. In the winter months that wind turns mean, biting into our skin, chilling our very bones. Yes in the fall and winter months it does become stark. That is the word I would use to describe it. The snow can be beautiful to look at, fun to play in, but it quickly becomes a nuisance. Like an unwelcomed guest, you can't wait for it to go away. But here I go rushing ahead, the very thing I complain about when others do it. We are a fickle species man.
The kids are all back in school now. As expected they are in the next higher grade, a year closer to graduation and I can't quite grasp that yet. A freshman and a junior ? Guess they are growing up after all, no matter how much I want them to linger. Shoot I wouldn't mind lingering at this age for a while myself ! I remember when I couldn't wait to be " grown up. " Well that turned out to be a disappointment. It isn't nearly as much fun as I anticipated ! Still, I had to be grown to get married, have children and grandchildren. Great grandchildren may be in my future but I'm not rushing that. Is it that I have learned something, or just don't want those grandkids to grow up ? A little of both I think. Great grandchildren would surely signal " fall " in my lifespan. I don't think that could be denied. It's true we don't have an expiration date but we do have a shelf life ! According to the Social Security administration I can expect to live to 84.2 years old. They might lower that to balance the budget though so maybe I had better tell those kids to hurry up after all. I don't know, all I know is fall is coming, and fast.
I do enjoy the early fall. When the leaves begin to drop and it stays cool at noon. I like wearing a light jacket or a sweatshirt. The smell of burning leaves is a favorite, in the last few years roasting some marshmallows over a fire has become a thing. That reminds me I need to build a fire pit. We have made makeshift ones intending to construct a permanent one, but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe this year. I'm not crazy about pumpkin anything. No lattes, no pies, no nothing. Last year I didn't even carve a Jack O Lantern. I did make this politically incorrect version of one though. I just couldn't resist and my grandson got a good laugh. He kept it in his bedroom till almost March ! It was one of those " nervous " laughs. You know the kids today are being taught to be so " socially sensitive " afraid to share a bit of humor. Without going into a whole big thing I was taught that the best humor is when we can laugh at ourselves. The " jokes " we told did just that, and in a way exposed those preconceived notions we had of others for what they were, misconceptions. Now they say we were harboring hidden prejudices and all manner of foul things. Mustn't acknowledge that they even exist ! We will hold protest and parades to eliminate them but we can't laugh about any of that ! Well, like I said, I'm not going to go into a whole thing here today. Maybe another blog, anther day.
I have seen the mums for sale, the corn mazes open for business, a hint of color in the trees and now the geese. I can say conclusively, fall isn't far off. I don't need a calendar or goggle to tell me that. I feel the cool air in the morning, refreshing now. Something isn't it ? In the summer the wind is welcomed as a friend, a breeze to cool us down. In the winter months that wind turns mean, biting into our skin, chilling our very bones. Yes in the fall and winter months it does become stark. That is the word I would use to describe it. The snow can be beautiful to look at, fun to play in, but it quickly becomes a nuisance. Like an unwelcomed guest, you can't wait for it to go away. But here I go rushing ahead, the very thing I complain about when others do it. We are a fickle species man.
The kids are all back in school now. As expected they are in the next higher grade, a year closer to graduation and I can't quite grasp that yet. A freshman and a junior ? Guess they are growing up after all, no matter how much I want them to linger. Shoot I wouldn't mind lingering at this age for a while myself ! I remember when I couldn't wait to be " grown up. " Well that turned out to be a disappointment. It isn't nearly as much fun as I anticipated ! Still, I had to be grown to get married, have children and grandchildren. Great grandchildren may be in my future but I'm not rushing that. Is it that I have learned something, or just don't want those grandkids to grow up ? A little of both I think. Great grandchildren would surely signal " fall " in my lifespan. I don't think that could be denied. It's true we don't have an expiration date but we do have a shelf life ! According to the Social Security administration I can expect to live to 84.2 years old. They might lower that to balance the budget though so maybe I had better tell those kids to hurry up after all. I don't know, all I know is fall is coming, and fast.
I do enjoy the early fall. When the leaves begin to drop and it stays cool at noon. I like wearing a light jacket or a sweatshirt. The smell of burning leaves is a favorite, in the last few years roasting some marshmallows over a fire has become a thing. That reminds me I need to build a fire pit. We have made makeshift ones intending to construct a permanent one, but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe this year. I'm not crazy about pumpkin anything. No lattes, no pies, no nothing. Last year I didn't even carve a Jack O Lantern. I did make this politically incorrect version of one though. I just couldn't resist and my grandson got a good laugh. He kept it in his bedroom till almost March ! It was one of those " nervous " laughs. You know the kids today are being taught to be so " socially sensitive " afraid to share a bit of humor. Without going into a whole big thing I was taught that the best humor is when we can laugh at ourselves. The " jokes " we told did just that, and in a way exposed those preconceived notions we had of others for what they were, misconceptions. Now they say we were harboring hidden prejudices and all manner of foul things. Mustn't acknowledge that they even exist ! We will hold protest and parades to eliminate them but we can't laugh about any of that ! Well, like I said, I'm not going to go into a whole thing here today. Maybe another blog, anther day.
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