stormy weather
It's amazing how much a change in temperature can affect our impression of the time of year. Yesterday was hot and melting and all the back-to-school sales seemed ridiculously out-of-place; after torrential downpours yesterday evening (absolutely torrential!) today was gray and cool, and I felt like I should be breaking out the backpack. Not that, you know, I'll be going to school or anything myself; but it takes more than a measly 5 years to shake that feeling!
All in all I like the cool better, and not only because I think I look cuter in a sweatshirt (to say nothing of those sweaters Leah bought me!). Sleeping, obviously, is much more pleasant under the current administration; ditto biking. And while it may signal the beginning of the end of the garden season--and even then the acorn squashes will be a while--but that just means it's time to start thinking about next year! There's a bulb catalogue around here somewheres...