Fall

Cool weather sneaked up on us this week... a steady breeze has been blowing, and the leaves are turning colors. Jackets, long skirts and boots have been cropping up around town. I've started getting homesick for Vermont, the pumpkin patch and homemade applesauce. And today there were dead leaves scattered about the floor in school, a solemn reminder that fall is in the air.

I like fall in and of itself. The problem is that it reminds me that winter is on the way, and I hate winter with a passion. I hate the dark and the cold and the stifling layers of clothes.

It's really too bad that humans don't hibernate.