Note: This is third in a series of draft-level posts I've had in Blogger for ages that I am finishing and posting. I originally started this one August 26, 2006, and have kept up my odd writing style to maintain post integrity. New content should follow this series, get excited! Thanks for reading. –ES
it's August!
during the later days of this month, the State Fair happens, which is pretty much accepted by Minnesotans as the last desperate gasp of the summer. soon, it'll be time for shedding trees, hay rides and them pesky trick or treaters... all sings of autumn, the absolute greatest season ever.
as I sit here and write this, my window is open and the crisp cool evening air is blowing in, and with it comes the aroma of a neighbor's fireplace. the scents af autumn are among the reasons I love this time of year. I also love the look of Como Lake as I bike around it, with the runners starting to wear a little heavier clothing, and the oak and maple trees in front of the stately lake houses starting to show off their color. the geese are preparing for their migration south, and the park and lake start to wind down to a peaceful calm. a lot of times, my memory takes me back to my grade school days, and I think about the anticipation of the new school year: new clothes, new supplies and new friends to make. I also remember all those glorious Sunday mornings playing football with the guys at church, and all the fall activities we'd do like haunted houses, hay bale mazes and the like.
it seems a tease, though, because like spring, autumn in Minnesota is fleeting, and if you blink you miss it. soon, the crisp air will give way to sleet and wind chills, the branches will be covered with ice and snow, and parkas and shovels are required equipment till next May. I guess my point is, get out and enjoy the fall while we have it, since like everything else in life our time with it is perilously short. and don't forget to try the apple cider!
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