Sunday, September 02, 2007

 

It Draws Nigh

The skies are changing. The horizon is shifting with the setting of the sun.
I've noticed it for a little while so far but the past few days it has become very clear to me just how close Autumn really has come.
All summer long I spent my time smoking on the front porch. The setting sun would slip down between the trees in a certain spot, every single day.
I noticed a couple of days ago that now you can't even see it when it sets as it has shifted so far to the south that it is now behind the house when it drops down in the sky.
It excites me. The way the shadows on the ground have changed to reflect the shifting of the sun in the sky. The way that, even though it's still really warm, the temperature struggles to reach by midday what it would have reached by morning only a couple of weeks ago.

It's so alien now to me.
I remember years ago when I spent the summer in Alabama and returned to New York after Autumn had set in. It felt so odd on my skin, to feel cold air, and to need in earnest to wear a jacket and long sleeves.
I can't wait until I see my breath the first time.

if only i was sure..

these are the thoughts of the badger 10:13 AM