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That Was A Close One
Author: admin, Category: Quick stories
Welcome back to the weekly Skywaybooks.com blog. I was very close to not writing one this week. I literally had no subject in mind when I woke up Tuesday morning and decided I would perhaps take a break. Then I remembered how disappointed my loyal readers would be and I thought that I couldn’t disappoint all two of you. So I decided I could write about something that is off the publishing beaten path for once.
I would like to talk about the season we are in now. Yes we are in fall. Although for us here in Ontario for the Canadian Thanksgiving, we were blessed with such a beautiful day that it seemed more like July than the second week of a typical October. The sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky and a very pleasant 23 degrees Celsius. That’s 73 for all you American folk.
I truly believe that fall is my favourite season. There is that nip in the air. The sky seems to be bluer and the leaves are a show in themselves with all of their vibrant hues. I can distinctly remember flying in from Las Vegas one year and as we were landing in Toronto, the plane broke through the low clouds at about two thousand feet. Although it was an overcast, dreary day for those of you on the ground, from above it was just beautiful. Colour. I actually saw green grass and oranges and yellows and reds… oh my. Now c’mon you knew that was coming. For anyone who has been to Las Vegas, they can attest to the fact that is so lacking in colour. There are the dirt front lawns and the rock gardens and the mountains and the scenery is so blah. It was refreshing to be home, even though I was just visiting on this trip and to see nature at it’s finest.
As a kid growing up here, I can remember that fall meant the leaves were falling and piles of them were soon made to jump in to. It was chilly, but not enough to be uncomfortable or to need boots and seven layers of clothing.
I wrote a poem called “The Change of Season”. Feel free to check it out on this website under the poems link. Although never intended to be written that way, it does have a Robert Frost quality to it.
On Sunday October 26th, myself and several family members will be participating in the annual Casino Niagara Marathon in one race or another. I will try to remember and reflect on why I love fall when I am running into a 40km cross wind and a wind chill of 3 degrees Celsius biting a my face. In a way wishing I could just get this over with and on the other hand missing it when it is.
Until next time, have a great day and happy reading to everyone!
