Another Autumn Arrives
It's the autumnal equinox today. I love that term. I wish I loved what it brings, but I don't. It's all downhill from here (unless you live in the southern hemisphere, of course, but I'm being hemispherically-centric today, sorry!).
In fact, I think it's responsible in part for my recent mood swings.
Not purely because of the physics of the matter, but for what it represents. Fall always seems like a time of loss for me. I feel it most acutely at this time of year. I know, it doesn't take much to make me feel that way, but there's something about the darker evenings, the leaves thinning and the kids going back to school that stirs a poignant sense of time slipping away.
The Superimposers --"Autumn Falls" mp3 off Harpsichord Treacle (buy)
Yo La Tengo--"Autumn Sweater (u-Ziq Remix)" mp3 off Autumn Sweater (buy)
The Autumns--"Killer in Drag" mp3 off Fake Noise From a Box of Toys (buy)
Official time of the equinox at my location: 17:19 EDT.
autumnal painting by carol wiebe
I am not a big fan of fall because the climate I live in turns dry and
hot... No thank you!
sometimes i think fall should be the real new year, but that's mainly
because of school starting and all that. i realize it's also the jewish new
year, but i don't think school has anything to do with that! anyway, i will
definitely think of you when the colors start to change. i love the colors
in this painting, actually, particularly because of the blue. you don't
often see those colors together in an autumnal image.
I agree, I have also thought that fall should be the new year. My family
and I just celebrated the Jewish New Year last weekend. :-) It would make
sense with school starting and all but whatever.
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