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It’s been a summer like none other. You may have missed the beach this year, and picnics and the fun of gatherings with loud noise and laughter and joy. Yet the days for those events passed even as the cancellations piled up. And here we are.
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As Summer Moves On – #539
Summer always seems to end too soon. We’re watching flowers blossom and bloom, birds and bees are doing their thing, and suddenly one day we see that an early tree is losing its leaves. The deep shades of green on the landscape are fading, the grass is taking on a golden tone. It seems to be Mother Nature’s reminder that nothing lasts forever.
No longer can we head out the door barefoot and jacketless. Now the autumn weather requires preparation and thought to keep from being caught somewhere cold and damp. The autumn breeze that cools things down also sets the scene for other changes. New teachers, the new schools, new subjects to study, new wardrobes and new political or philosophical considerations. New friends require rethinking. Some of the values you carried in light of their newly expressed values.
Organizations restart up their activities after the summer hiatus. And you have to choose where you will volunteer and what next year’s passion will be.
And then there is the big issue of balance between work, family, church, community service and your own social life. There may be a new love in your coming winter or a new hobby, or a new favorite haunt.
So much to look forward to that you almost forgive summer for moving on.
P.S.
Whether your autumn participation is in person or Zoomably, our work continues, our interests expand, our community service increases. We figure out how to make it work. Be kind. Keep loving. Above all, take steps to stay safe.
[Show #539]
Indeed it has been one rough, harsh and hot summer. We endured the highest temperature recorded in the wold, we have recorded 68 degrees C in July, and we were averaging bitween 46 to 54 degreese C most of July and August, I’ll let you do the conversion and see how hot it was around here. On top of that we were under complete lockdown up to early August, then partial lock down till August 30th. I can say we had some positive things during the lockdown, which kept us indoor from the killing heat, though we went thru 5 days without the central air because of the heat affect on the AC main unit on the roof, but we made it through stronger than before.
Sorry didn’t mean to bore you, but I thought to share it with you, and I knew you wouldn’t mind at all 🙂
Mind? It makes my day to hear a story back from out in cyberspace. Or as far away as you are, Abder. My granddaughter is now in Bahrain. She tells me their heat stories too – where the pool water is too hot to enter. So glad you and your family had the resilience and stamina to make it through to now.
You’ve captured this “in between” time of year so beautifully, especially in light of the pandemic. Life is what we make it. Kindness and Love must always be our beacons.
Always so good to hear from you, Elizabeth.