end of the season musings

Rain on me (2016)

The second day of fall was cool, wet and for good measure a strong wind would occasionally gust up.

One of the perks, such as it is, of global warming/climate change/more extreme weather is a trend away from our usual months of incessant rain and gray skies during the fall and winter. I like it, even as I secretly know we’ll eventually have penguins living in Vancouver as a result*.

This is my way of saying I miss summer even more than I did yesterday when it was still sunny and warm.

I also skipped my noon walk because of the rain and now feel slothful and lazy. I may run tomorrow as penance.

* I’m pretty sure the penguins will remain in the Antarctic, but you never know, maybe a rogue ice floe bearing a distraught penguin family will survive all the way up to the west coast

Fall on me (2016)

Today was the first day of fall and it was sunny and pleasantly mild, even almost warm. Good work fall, keep it up!

Note: tomorrow’s forecast calls for a chance of rain and a high of 14. I do not approve.

Also, the sun set today at 7:08 p.m. We’re probably only a couple of weeks away from it starting to get seriously dusky at the end of my runs and then too dark to run after work altogether. Plus cold and wet.

Basically what I’m saying is I already miss summer.

The last day of summer

I like summer. It’s my favorite season for many reasons:

  • it’s mostly sunny and warm
  • men can walk around without their shirts on
  • there are no stupid holidays for stores to promote (“back to school” doesn’t count)
  • everything is green, growing and vibrant
  • there’s a ton o’ outdoor events throughout the city
  • even bad dates can at least include a nice walk

Today was the last day of summer. It was sunny and warm, as it has been nearly the entire summer. I shall miss these days as it cools, the leaves turn, the men put their shirts back on and the rain begins again in earnest.