tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14338594.post5452244853993518957..comments2024-03-05T09:42:44.066-08:00Comments on Rational Rant: Autumntide, or, Faux Summersbhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074136019151416282noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14338594.post-33737735693883627422010-09-06T09:15:18.333-07:002010-09-06T09:15:18.333-07:00In Colorado it's a top-notch season, bright ai...In Colorado it's a top-notch season, bright air, color on the trees, bright reflections in the river. Wisps of early fog on the fields, the gold of dry stubble, , hay drying in shocks or bales, harvest season, great walks... But here in the Pacific NW the year grows soggy, and that doesn't lift the spirits, not even a child's lighter spirits, let alone the spirits having the weight of settled maturity. September was always promising to me-- only of late, too many people have died in it for it to be the golden and promising season it was. rfhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com