What is Indian Summer?
I heard about it all the time growing up and in my head I thought it had
something to do with when the Native American’s had their summer. The minds of children…what can I really say? Ask me sometime what I thought the saying "making ends meet" really meant. Hint: I thought the word was MEAT not MEET. Ha!
What the actual meaning of Indian Summer is: A period of unusually dry and
warm weather in the autumn. But it also
can mean a period of happiness and success occurring late in life. For me, I’ll take the warm weather. In Ohio, I swear that every year, the first
day of fall hits and it goes from 90 degrees to 50 degrees overnight and from dry
and hot to cold and damp. I am not a
fan of this time of year, as most of my regulars will know.
How am I staving off the effects of the coming winter? Well, this lovely Indian Summer is doing
wonders without much effort from me. I also got a few bright purple mums to
bring life to a dying garden. I hope
they last a good long while. They make
me smile every time I walk passed them.
I am adding more festive scents to my warmers so that the house smells
of apples and cinnamon and pumpkins and spice.
That at least gets me thinking along the lines of coming events that
make me happy. That helps a lot. Other than that, not much I can do about the
changing seasons.
I know so many people, including the tiny dancer (the
traitor) that love this time of year.
It’s the hoodies and the bonfires and the falling leaves and the cooler
more enjoyable weather for some, and the lack of bugs. I get it.
I really do. But for me? I’ll take the bugs, if I can get the
heat. At least the horror movies are
still on.
Happy Autumn Everyone
Well you know I love fall and the chilly weather. But it's probably because in the south, we rarely get to see it. Today it was 89 degrees with 95% humidity and last week I went swimming 5 times!! It's October people!!
ReplyDeleteI will be interested to see what type of weather you get the next year. Being in a new environment may change your mind. I doubt it, I think people either like the cold or they don't. I know what category I fall.
DeleteSince moving to Canada I am just happy if I can see some things growing and weather that stays above 0°. ;-) The woodstove is a major bonus for me this year.
ReplyDeleteOur gas fireplace has done me wonders too. There is something about a fire...
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