A
change is in the air.
You
can feel it in the Mid-South this morning. I, for one, welcome that
change. If you haven’t noticed, the temperatures around here have
been very pleasant over the past couple of days. It almost reminds
you of....Fall.
I
say that very well knowing that it’s going to be a permanent thing
– at least for the moment. There’s no need to break out the
turtlenecks or the sweaters just yet.
But,
it is around the corner.
In
the south, (and it is likely true of other places, but I have never
lived there!) there is a beautiful energy about the time of year that
takes place from September on. Football is back in full swing, the
weekends typically see many on the road to enjoy the cooling of the
temperatures and the changing of the colors. There’s such things as
hayrides and chili suppers, and if your nose doesn’t pick up the
scent of apple in some form or fashion – your sense of smell is
likely impaired somewhat. In addition, slowly but surely you see the
infiltration of Christmas colors in stores everywhere. I think what
always attracted me to the fall in the past was that in my former
line of full-time work, the world slowed considerably in the summer.
That has not been the case this summer. It has flown by. Work-wise,
the past couple of months have been the best – and busiest of my
life.
Lord
willing, adding my newspaper work that picks up in the fall, I will
stay as busy this fall. I am definitely looking forward to it.
But,
alas, it is July 29. This weather, as glorious as it may be, will not
last. Highs are forecast for the 90s by the end of the week. But, one
can look forward to what is just around the corner, can’t they?
