Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Longing for fall

I was doing my regular morning blog round, and a lot of people are writing about fall, and how lovely it is. I miss fall so much! Don't get me wrong, Florida is pretty great, especially in the winter time, but I do miss the changing of the seasons a lot. And fall is one of my favorite times, the crisp air, the colors, the cosiness...

Here we have the never ending summer. Hot! Humid! Sweaty! Temperatures reach the upper 90F (mid 40C), and it lasts from early May until end of October... Then we get our "fall" which is more like... less summer? Usually less humidity, which is a blessing, and colder. But I have still been able to go to the beach (in a bikini!) in December... So you never know! Then what in other places is spring, with its lovely anticipation of nature starting anew, the promise of coming lazy summer days, nature exploding into fresh colors. But in Florida, not so much... More like going from a little bit cold to hot, and then very hot! No real transition. You do see an increase of activity in nature; the trees get greener, birds are getting busy, and something unique to the southeastern US, the alligators mate!

But an ideal fall day for me would be a brisk walk in the crisp, chilly air, watching the ever changing colors of the leaves, smell the earthiness of the earth. Then to curl up in front of a fire with a blanket and a good book, sipping a good cup of tea. Sigh... You just don't get that here.

1 comment:

Desiree said...

Jag tycker faktiskt att det är rätt perfekt här i Albama. Här är ett milt och ganska varmt klimat som jag verkligen gillar men det är ändå så att man får årstidensväxlingar. Vår och höst är nästan bästa säsongerna här som båda är långa och milda. Sommaren är ofta nästan för varm och fuktig. Vintern är ju lite kylig och trist men som tur är så är den inte så lång. Man får en lagom dos av kyla och kan andvända lite vinterkläder.