Fall is my favorite
time of year. I love the cool air, the
colorful earthly changes, the anticipation of snow, Halloween, football and the
fact that it gets dark by six o’clock so I can light candles all over the
house. I love putting on warm sweaters, snuggling
by a fire, and the smell of pumpkin pie.
I love everything about autumn. It makes me feel re-energized which is
why my “spring cleaning” always takes place in the fall.
Some have said I’m “bass-ackwards”
in this regard, as spring denotes renewal and regrowth, where one cleans out
the old and makes room for the new; where we “spring forward” into a new year,
blah, blah, blah. I’ve never felt that
way about spring. In fact, spring
depresses me. I don’t care much for
flowers, except giant sunflowers and white daisies. I can’t stand the smell of
most flowers and don’t appreciate the fact that they draw bees and other bugs. I don’t like that the days are getting longer
or that summer and hot weather is looming.
Suffice to say, if I could hibernate through spring and summer, I would.
Fall is when I pull on
my yellow, rubber, scrubbing gloves and attack the base boards, showers,
toilets and windows. It’s when I clean
out the pantry, the fridge and re-organize the freezer. It’s when the Goodwill donation truck visits
my house on a weekly basis, as I sort through all the un-necessary items we’ve
accumulated and the outgrown clothing.
Yes, fall is when I am
at my best, emotionally and creatively.
I feel motivated to write and generally more peaceful. It is when I stop, take in a deep breath and
appreciate the blessings in my life.
Isn’t it strange how a
season can change your mood?
Statistically, more
people suffer from depression in the fall and winter months and this has, in
part, been attributed to the lack of sunlight during those seasons. I am the opposite. I thrive in the dark, colder months and barely
get by during the spring and summer. In
fact, the sunlight of summer irritates me.
I am rarely seen without a dark pair of sunglasses and am not one to
just sit outside and enjoy nature. (Unless
I’m in the mountains, where it’s cooler, and where the beauty surrounding me is
indescribably surreal.)
It has been said I
would make a great vampire, frolicking beneath the moonlight in the cool
evening air.
See, I don’t have a
green thumb and I find growing plants that I cannot later eat, quite unfulfilling. I also don’t like to sweat, unless it’s during
a good work-out; and I can’t stand bugs, mosquitos and June bugs in particular. Thus, from a nature perspective, spring and
summer offer me very little pleasure.
Today, as I adorn my
yellow, rubber, scrubbing gloves and attack my house, it is with a light heart
and a big smile; for fall is here and I am aglow, ready to sink my fangs into
life. J
I love autumn and right now I'm typing with yellow gloved hands. Cleaning comes next because three bags full of clothes await the truck. Vietnam Vets this time. Fall with treacherous leaves underfoot so slick you could slip and break a precious bone or two, so beware my fang tooth friend. I'm watching over you with love.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Sun releases pheromones and from what I've noticed in pictures of Claridge-land, lots of those float around. You have sunshine in your smile and heart.
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