Hello, October

The symmetry is pretty cool. Today is October 1. As if on cue, this afternoon the cool breezes started blowing. Leaves were rustling in the yard. And the temperature is plummeting.

That calendar has finally announced to the upper atmosphere that summer is over. Summer like warmth held on for one more day, at Paul Short – where, because of the balmy conditions, I shocked one and all by stripping to shorts and T-shirt (tube socks pulled up, of course). The reality is that September was very warm (not to mention very, very wet).

Now, it’s October. Daylight is getting scarce. So, too, are the hot days. It is about time.