Tuesday, August 28

Today was the first day of fall. Maybe not literally (I'm not sure what the German word for autumn is, so I can't even look at a calender to see when the first official day is). But the snap in the air, that certain smell that means summer is over ... it's all here.

Fall has always been my favorite season, and as I walked to work today -- chosing to enjoy the weather rather than take the U-Bahn -- I tried to figure out, as I do every year, exactly why. Part of it is a process of elimination: Summer is too hot, and Winter too cold, so they're right out. And though I love Spring weather, I think I enjoy Fall more because of its sense of self-containment. Spring is nice -- but only because we're leaving Winter behind and inching toward Summer. Fall is a wonderful time of year just on its own.

So what's your favorite season?

posted at 11:59 AM by Timothy J. Gibbons | link