The weather was absolutely gorgeous. I checked the car thermostat. It was sixty degrees deep blue sky without a cloud in sight. I was running to the store for a last minute errand and quickly realized the silk shirt I had on was too warm and I had to take it off. I was going to see my friend Chuck and it was going to be at least twenty degrees warmer in New Orleans. I immediately put a tee shirt on when I arrived back from my errand. I was excited. I had arranged to have a window seat on both legs of my journey today. Vacations are usually another “world”. For a short time you enter someone else’s reality. We can get so used to our own and not see what is directly in front of us any longer. Vacations in a strange place have a way of jarring you. And that is a good thing. Occasionally, anyway.
Tags: airplane, deep blue sky, God, gorgeous weather, my friend, New Orleans, someone else's reality, tee shirt, vacation, visiting an old friend, window seat
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Summer feels like it is done. September is in a few days. It is wet and cold–the fringe of the hurricane Irene. Central Pennsylvania did not get hit hard. I realized I was cold in my shorts and tee shirt. It was time to put long pants on as well as long sleeved shirts. I won’t put away my shorts (away???) yet but it won’t be long until they are stored away for another year. We still have some hummingbirds coming to our feeder but not as many. Autumn is around the bend.
Tags: August, autumn, bird feeder, bird-watching, birds, hummingbirds, hurricane Irene, long pants, long sleeved shirt, seasons, September, shorts, summer, tee shirt, wet and cold weather
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