Transition

So here we are in the first days of Post-Summer. The sun is rising later and setting earlier. Even near high noon shadows are lengthened as the sun falls short of its mid-summer zenith. The air takes on a crisp quality. In the space of a single step from sun to shade the temperature may change ten degrees. Shrubs and trees are shedding nuts and berries that animals eagerly round up for their larders.

While daylight hours have lessened, there is a certain comfort to spending a little extra time indoors. We rediscover the pleasure of lingering in an easy chair after dinner and on weekend mornings. We anticipate recipes untasted since last year such as pumpkin pies and ginger breads.

Closets are reordered, drawers are shuffled, and the mere act of moving warmer clothes from back to front stirs thoughts of hay wagons and fire pits. We ponder the camaraderie that comes from toasting smores and sharing warmed cider.

These early days of Post-Summer offer much in the way of comfort,