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Where Has The Summer Gone

I happened to  look out  my window the other night around  9 PM and it  was almost  pitch black out there….or  so  it  seemed to  me.

What happened to  dusk that stretched to  about  9:30 so that I  could sit  out in my Florida room and watch as the  sun went  down.

What  is this  silliness about  the  sun  rising  at about  7 AM.  It  is  supposed to be  out there for  heaven’s sake an hour earlier.  I noticed that  when I  had to be  at the  hospital last week at  6:15 AM and it  was dark out. 

I can  hardly wait for  Standard Time to  come  back too [sigh].

This  has been  an  odd summer for  me from a  health perspective.  More visits to  the  operating room and seeing  doctors this  summer than  almost  anytime  in  my whole life  before, combined.  Fortunately, knock  on  wood,  I am  still alive and  kicking   I  can grow  old gracefully.  <LOL>

However, like the  first  summer I  moved  down  here,  which was  unbearably  hot as well, I  could  not  use my pool completely until summer’s end.  Literally, then,  when  I was ready to  use the  pool, the  weather changed for the  worst and I  could  not  even  dip my toe  in  the water.   This time   because,  medically, I cannot go  in it, I had to close it  early.

I do get very  depressed when that  cover goes  on and I  cannot  see the water moving.  It  means that  snow  season  is coming again  and snow  drifts  have to be  plowed.

I really should not  complain though.  It  all balances  out. I  BBQed for the first time  in my life  in March and did  open  up the  pool  earlier than ever before.  Do I  thank El Niño for that or global warming?

Labour Day, how I  hated  it.  Last day of the  Ex—the CNE– when I  lived in Toronto.  I rarely  ever attended  on that  day  because the  crowds tended to be very  big  although  it  seemed that  the  Midway Games gave  out a  lot  more  prizes that  day.  I  guess they  had to get rid of them  or something.

It  also  meant  school  the  next  day.  Shudder.  I wasn’t happy about that that  either.

Oh well. it’s time to relax and take it easy and to  wait for the  colours in the trees to come out.  If  only we could  skip into spring right after that.

I  really  do  not  mind the  fall.  The tempo of everything  picks  up as  people go back to  work and  kids start school.  The  auto guys are right  after all.  September  is the beginning of the new year, not  January!

At least I  do  not  have to  worry  about  going  back to  work.  I  only play  lonely  Blogger, or rather,  lonely Article  writer at the  Square now.  It’s done for fun and to help make Windsor better after all.  It  does  keep the  mind active and  perhaps I  am contributing  in my own way.  I  hope  so.

Life  is  not  so bad.  Becoming an empty nester should be an interesting experience.  I may be  also be invited to  participate  in a couple of  ventures that  intrigue  me.  We’ll see  how that goes.  I can only do it because of being at this stage of  my life. 

Hmmm…how old was the  Colonel  when  he started KFC?  I am 65 now, the  start of  my Golden  Years.   Bring  it  on!  It can only get better.

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Posted by on 3 Sep 2010 Filed under WindsorCityBlog By Ed Arditti. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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