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Happy fall! I do not mean the fall of mankind. Nor do I mean the complete collapse of Western civilization. I do not mean the plunge of our continuous economic decline. I am not speaking of those who seem to have fallen away from faith. Also, this post has nothing to do with tripping over yourself and falling down.
There are probably many more negatives related to that word “fall” that I have blissfully forgotten. What a dreadful word! You may notice I do not have a marvelous attitude towards fall. To me it signifies the end of the sun, the start of the cold, the death of the leaves. Bah humbug.
So I am exceedingly grateful for all the pumpkin spice revelers with their joys of hot soup and colorful leaves. You know these people, the ones who are all excited about sweater weather and the crisp fall air. I heard one the other day, all gleeful because they get to wear their boots again.
I tend to rage against the change of the seasons which is even more tragic when you realize I live in a somewhat temperate climate. “Temperate” is a pretty relative term, but I mean we are actually in this little garden part of the state that is much like a bubble and protects us from the worst of the extremes. Alas, the marine layer also tends to protect us from the sun. The days grow shorter and are often so gloomy the porch light stays on all day.
I am not sure where my doom and gloom comes from, perhaps the spiritual death symbolized by a Narnia winterland and the disappointment of turkish delight. CS Lewis would have understood. I try to remind myself that without winter in Narnia there would be no Aslan coming to thaw things out and all those who had been turned to stone would never have the chance to come alive.
See, there's this thing called biology... 
I am surrounded by many who have Seasonal Affective Disorder ( S.A.D.)…and so I have to hide my joyful glee at the change of leaf colors, oh Glory! The cooler temperatures, Finally! And while you don’t understand your gloom, I don’t understand my joyful delight in November winds on overcast glorious days…
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LOL! Don’t hide your joyful glee! Some of us need to be reminded of these things. 🙂
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For me fall indicates it’s time to get a life alert, but I’m with you on the change of season. Narnia would not be for me either. Have you ever tasted Turkish delight? Yuck😮 fall last such a short time. I like to savor each second of it, without the pumpkin spice🥰
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LOL! Pumpkin spice turkish delight, now there’s the stuff of nightmares! I do like some spicy chai, all frothed up into a latte.
A few years back I actually went to the mountains where there was a great deal of snow, but there was also sunshine and dry air. It was pretty glorious. It’s our damp and gloom that begins to wear on me. 🙂
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We have much of the same here in the land of at least 10,000 lakes.
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I looked up this confection, as I was not familiar with it. Found a useful site with lots of info. Flavored gel… Reminds me of Flan, [https://www.allrecipes.com/article/what-is-flan/] which isn’t bad, but hardly my first choice of desserts. Very much a matter of palate.
https://www.tastepak.com/p/turkish-delight
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Very cool, Partnering. Turkish delight is so pretty! The only problem being the texture is some strange cross between jello and marshmallow. It’s not it’s “bad,” it’s just that it looks so pretty but bite into it, you feel like you might as well be chewing on a sofa cushion. 🙂
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Due to the Fall, it is too hot in summer and too cold in winter (Gen 8:22)
Early to mid-autumn, however, is lovely weather . . . especially here in New England.
Then there are those mysterious winter days when a warm wind blows and the sun seems come closer for a while.
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Seems to come closer
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My lady and one of my daughters are no fans of winter. So, I sympathize.
The weather I find depressing is a cold, dreary, overcast, rainy day. I can sit in the car, warm and dry, and still feel something gnawing on me with the solemnity of a funeral. It just feels lonely and so forlorn. People will play in the snow, but I don’t think even the ducks or the geese enjoy such a dismal and desolate day, but who knows?
I have never figured out how to ask a duck or a goose a question. There is bound to be some people and critters who enjoy such days.
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The one animal I know of that seems to really enjoy winter is River Otters I have watch them play sliding gleefully over snow covered banks with the abandon of small children in the winter. I wish I could feel that way about winter, but I don’t I am like you it feels lonely and forlorn.
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Well, I think you found a critter that cannot be depressed by cold, dark, and damp weather.
Unfortunately, when I was growing up river otters were scarce. Never saw one in the wild.
Beavers have made a comeback. Maybe river otters have too, at least in some of the more pristine wilderness areas. I don’t do much hiking these days, but it would be fund to see some otters.
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Before I left my hometown in Illinois they were starting to reintroduce otters back to the Mississippi River they are amazing critters that seem to find joy in most things. Beavers were still plentiful when I left there 16 years ago to move to Texas so I haven’t seen either in many years.
I haven’t been hiking in decades thanks to my messed up knees. but I think I would attempt it to see otters play in the snow that would definitely be fun.
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I am not a fan of winter or shorter days it tends to make me rather grumpy. I grew up in Illinois and for 44 years in the winter I had to deal with snow, ice, and bitter cold (at times as low as -30) it made me despise winter especially when I lived in the country. Living in South-central Texas for the past 16 years I still don’t like winter, but at least it is blissfully shorter here with January and February being our coldest months. Summer is the longest season down and right now we are still in the 90s during the day, but hoping for our first cold front next month to cool us down to the 80s.
Here it isn’t so much the weather that bothers me it is the short days they are just depressing to me the shorter the days become the more anxious I become and on edge. The good news is here I can grow what would be early spring flowers in the Midwest here in the winter months like Pansies, Snapdragons, Sweet Alyssum, Petunias, and ornamental Kale or Cabbage. So there is a bit of brightness for me there.
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LOL! I will not feel too bad for you having to endure a harsh, Texas winter. I’ll pray you have lots of snapdragons and no anxiety this year.
I am laughing but we went to California a few years back and I was forever grabbing my coat, cringing, walking outside and just getting swamped by that 90 degree weather. It was the funniest thing because my brain just would not adjust. I actually felt cold for all of ten seconds before I realized where I was.
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I will be happier if we get another severe cold snap if ERCOT can keep from trying to kill us like they did two years ago. Lots of Snapdragons it is and hopefully no anxiety it is funny, but I never had that when I was younger.
I remember when I first moved here I would walk outside barefoot in November and December my then roommates kept telling me I was going to get sick and die which made me laugh. I have adjusted now to this climate and so I now get cold much easier than I once did. I can see though how that would be confusing to the brain when it knows it should be cold but isn’t. As a teenager my mom decided we should move to Rochester Minnesota and that lasted all of 9 months by the time May rolled around and there was still snow up to my bottom I couldn’t handle it because I knew back home it was warm. We left there about mid May and there was a blizzard coming that day we had to outrun by the time we reached Northern Iowa we were stripping off winter coats and such. I never saw Minnesota without snow all over, but I am sure it is lovely.
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When the weather is crumby, I can at least stay inside and write and not feel guilty. In summer, it’s “What are you doing inside on this beautiful day?!” Anyway, that’s my excuse for being behind in my writing, and I’m sticking to it.
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There is another “sisterhood” trait. What is good about fall? Okay, the harvest and yes, food. But I don’t see either without seeing something die. I’ve had eighty-eight already. No, no, I don’t want to stop having them. Okay, if that is the only way to get to spring again. LOL
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“Spring has sprung, Fall has fell; Winter’s here- Oh, hell!”
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