High temps have mostly been in the 80s, but even when they have gone higher, it
hasn't been uncomfortable. The days are very noticeably shorter now, and high
temps haven't been sitting on a plateau until well into the night. They've been
at a high for 1-3 hours, and dropping after 1700 or so. Low temps have been in
the low 40s, not anywhere between the high 40s and low 60s.
Still dry as hell, and the late-summer landscape is a picture of devastation,
after this record-breaking warm year. The blackberries are mainly done, pears
are hitting the ground, the potted hydrangea bloom has mostly faded, etc.
The first mouse is in the garage, chewing up an old sweatshirt rag for nesting
material.
I have a very distinct sense of seasonal change. All those things that I wanted
to accomplish this spring and summer, but life intruded? Forget that stuff
until next spring. Better to remain in the moment, and focus on what I can
still accomplish, rather than what I did not accomplish. Though it might be
worthwhile to write a few notes on what did not happen, and why. And set an
alarm to review those note files in your calendar. So that it doesn't happen
next year as well, for the same reasons. Which would be a Bad Thing.
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