The Last Hoorah

The early morning caffeine infusion is opening up my mind....it's still dark outside and after 6:00am. Fall has fallen here and the rain was turned on for a week. It was sunny & warm yesterday, and felt like spring again. The temperature felt like spring, but I didn't. A warm spring day here in the Northwest brings out the longing and desperation of Northwesterners who have tried to wait patiently for months for the warmth to return. Hopefully, they have taken a sunny, hot vacation as a teaser during the first few months of the year. So a warm fall day brings on a little anxiety because you know it is the last hoorah. Today is expected to be another warm, sunny one. A day to mow the newly growing green grass. The cows will be happy to eat it. As soon as the mower gets going, they all rush over to the fence and wait, occassionally bellowing, for their treat. No sunglasses for me. I'll let the warmth penetrate my eyes in anticipation for the long winter ahead.