Cozy Contemplations - 16. Chapter 16 Anticipation

A lovely tribute to the coming of Fall  

I love this.

1 hour ago, LitLover said:

A lovely tribute to the coming of Fall  

Thanks, my friend  

57 minutes ago, Job said:

I love this.

Thanks, buddy  

i love autumn! it always brings to mind memories of great joy and mind-numbing sorrow. another good one, my friend!

1 minute ago, mogwhy said:

i love autumn! it always brings to mind memories of great joy and mind-numbing sorrow. another good one, my friend!

Me too. Thanks, dear friend  

Autumn is s season I like, though we're having an atypical one so far. We do get some of your geese, in fact, many seem to stay all year round now. The scents and sights you're describing are more October here, rather than now. They are wonderful. As is your poem. No surprise there.  

24 minutes ago, northie said:

Autumn is s season I like, though we're having an atypical one so far. We do get some of your geese, in fact, many seem to stay all year round now. The scents and sights you're describing are more October here, rather than now. They are wonderful. As is your poem. No surprise there.  

It's amazing how the seasons, beginnings or endings, unfold. I felt the first hints of fall at dawn this morning, but now it feels like a midsummer day. Nothing much makes me happier than an Indian summer... with all those incredible colors, the morning chill, and the afternoon warmth. I feel it coming ... I hope I'm right. Thanks, my friend  

It's hard to say what season I like the most...Spring is okay with the lilacs and daffodils and burgeoning leaves, but Summer can be a humid hell of oppressive heat as it goes on.  I guess we can skip Winter, since I'm no longer as fond of snowball fights from icy forts in the front yard and I no longer own a sled.  That only leaves Fall, a magical time of colored leaves, warm days and cool evening...and that slightly smoky tang in the air even though no one is burning leaves anywhere near.

School always seems to mark the end of fun for kids, but for those of us who enjoy reading it marked the start of a new adventure and the possibility of new friends.  Can't forget Hallowe'en candy, or the growing expectations of a warm cup of soup or cocoa when you come in after snatching a few last hours of Indian Summer.  All the best things from our childhoods seems gathered in one shining season of excitement--bring it on, O Wheel of Time--I need one last hurrah before Winter clamps down on my joints and a date with the Tylenol bottle! 

1 hour ago, ColumbusGuy said:

It's hard to say what season I like the most...Spring is okay with the lilacs and daffodils and burgeoning leaves, but Summer can be a humid hell of oppressive heat as it goes on.  I guess we can skip Winter, since I'm no longer as fond of snowball fights from icy forts in the front yard and I no longer own a sled.  That only leaves Fall, a magical time of colored leaves, warm days and cool evening...and that slightly smoky tang in the air even though no one is burning leaves anywhere near.

 

School always seems to mark the end of fun for kids, but for those of us who enjoy reading it marked the start of a new adventure and the possibility of new friends.  Can't forget Hallowe'en candy, or the growing expectations of a warm cup of soup or cocoa when you come in after snatching a few last hours of Indian Summer.  All the best things from our childhoods seems gathered in one shining season of excitement--bring it on, O Wheel of Time--I need one last hurrah before Winter clamps down on my joints and a date with the Tylenol bottle! 

I just love this, CG! It's how I feel too... oh how I loved snow forts and snowball fights, sleds and toboggans... but yeah, those don't go well with old joints, nor does the cold  .  Hence the anticipation for what is coming next in the wheel of time... thank you, my friend    

This whole season switcheroo means it is all the wrong way round for me but I can remember 6 months ago feeling the loss of summer.

9 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

This whole season switcheroo means it is all the wrong way round for me but I can remember 6 months ago feeling the loss of summer.

LOL. That's because you are upside down  . The season's affect us all, and my favorite is coming up  ... thank you, B  

You made me miss fall in all its glory.  Living south of you, fall marks the arrival of geese who arrived to spend the winter. 

4 hours ago, raven1 said:

You made me miss fall in all its glory.  Living south of you, fall marks the arrival of geese who arrived to spend the winter. 

Canada Geese are returning. There is a pair already in the pond down the road. I love the fall... I love the warm days and cool evenings, with no flies to bother the horse. I am always in awe of all the colors surrounding me when fall is in its bloom. Still, I am intent on spring's arrival at the moment.   Thanks, buddy.