Tuesday 9/24/13 - Fall is here!

The calendar says "The First Day of Fall"
The temps are cooling down
The mornings and evenings are refreshing
The humidity is almost non-existent
The hummingbirds are scarce
The deer have turned their darker colors
The sun rises later
The sun sets earlier
The dogwoods have started turning red
The leaves have started to fall
No air conditioning 
No heat
Soon we'll light a fire "just to take the chill off"
A time to sit on the front porch, enjoying
A cup of coffee
Listening to the quiet and peaceful day
And as one season ends and the next begins
We feel relief from the heat and humidity
And look forward to a long, long Fall before
the snow and cold decide it's time to push it's way in.

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2013 at 5:42 AM

    I love the details of Fall
    The temps are cooling down
    The mornings and evenings are refreshing
    The humidity is almost non-existent
    The hummingbirds are scarce
    The deer have turned their darker colors
    The sun rises later
    The sun sets earlier
    The dogwoods have started turning red
    The leaves have started to fall
    No air conditioning
    No heat

    Now is the perfect time to love the Fall...it doesn't last long enough.
    Bonnie

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  2. LynnSeptember 24, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    I sure hope it's a LONG fall Judy. . . I don't look forward to the white stuff and bitter cold temps . . . too many excuses to hibernate ;-)

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  3. mskimSeptember 24, 2013 at 8:01 AM

    You really captured the change in season to fall so elegantly! It's making me miss living in a place with 4 seasons.

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  4. Leigh Anne EckSeptember 24, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    The line "as one season ends and the next begins" makes me so thankful for the changing seasons we have, and the new beginnings we experience. Beautiful writing as always!

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  5. drferreriblogspot.comSeptember 24, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    What a wonderful poem. I too look forward...but I am still in denial that summer and sandal season have ended!

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  6. elsieSeptember 24, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    Our mind were in the same place today.Don't you just love it when the humidity leaves and the air is refreshing? I'm crossing my fingers for a long fall.

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  7. MichelleSeptember 26, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    Ah, I love the fall...just keep the germs away!!

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