Autumnal Equinox

Hello, my fellow pumpkin and cider lovers,

Fall is here, and right around the corner are all of the nifty fall icons: chilly air, red and yellow chlorophyll-challenged leaves, cider mills, and little children roaming around dressed as Darth Vader.

I love fall, except for the promise of winter it brings. I'm not a winter person. Well, I was when I lived in Arizona. But there, winter means 70 degrees and sunny.

I think I need the sun. I am a sun-guy. And in Michigan the sun usually leaves us around early October and we don't see it again until April. I know it's up there, but something comes between us: a dozen miles of clouds.

So my challenge every year is to enjoy everything that is fall, without thinking about Act II, coming later.

Flying Away

I hate to be the first one to say something, but summer is flying away like a seagull that just pooped on your car.

The days are getting shorter, the angle of the sun is changing.

And the latest sign: It's the last day of camp for Zach and Ben.

Fourth grade is looming just over the darkening horizon...