I've been thinking about winter. I've always had a long "preparation season" for the cold months, though I certainly don't long for them like I long for summer in January. But the thing is, my visions of summer are usually not quite fulfilled, while my expectations for autumn and winter, being more realistic, often are. I envision summer as a sunlight-soaked time interspersed with storms, with most of one's time spent outdoors. Books, iced tea, flowers, companionship, and pretty dresses are almost always involved in these imaginings. But, in my experience, one get a few days like that in spring or early summer, and then it's just moping around the house trying desperately to employ oneself (or trying desperately to finish school), surrounded by equally bored and very quarrelsome siblings, with the cold, stale air conditioning poisoning the air. Don't get me wrong, there are lovely moments in every summer - it's just not like I imagine it during the winter. When I look forward to the cold months, though, I know I'm going to spend at least part of it freezing and exhausted (being cold makes me painfully tired sometimes), hungry (that too), and desperate for fresh air but not willing to freeze my nose off for the sake of an all-too familiar prison-walk round the neighborhood. But I also know that there will be fires and autumn walks (before the nose-freezing time) and, later, Advent candles and eggnog and beautiful Christmas ceremonies - not to mention cozy sweaters and tea and boots and berets and many batches of fresh cookies.
Bring it on, Autumn.
(No, seriously, bring it on. Stop with the green leaves and almost-ninety high temperatures already.)
All images mine.
I hear you. The greeness of the leaves is definitely annoying me. :/ God bless!
ReplyDeleteI understand! Summer has such a happy and sunny sound when it's not here, but every time it comes it's rather disappointing. Heat, humidity, and bugs. :( Autumn is far, far more reasonable.
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