53

It seems as though fall is approaching in Wisconsin. It’s gotten down to 53 degrees and there aren’t going to be many more nice days left. The Maple trees are starting to turn, the days are shorter and cooler, and the HALLOWEEN decorations are out!!! I love halloween! It’s my favorite holiday! I don’t know what it is that fascinates me, the decorations, pumkin carving, getting free candy, maybe it’s the dressing up. There’s something about the freedom to be as gross, politically incorrect, or imaginative as you want to be and it’s accepted. Not only accepted, celebrated. It’s the only time a man can dress in drag and it’s ok. It’s the only time a woman can pretend to be a man and it’s ok.

 Although I am sad that summer is over already. We can’t go to the lake and lay in the sun. The freedom of shorts may only be felt a couple more times before the sweatshirts and jeans hold us captive until May. There is something so exciting about the seasons changing. I do love all the seasons and it was hard living in Virginia where they didn’t have the extreme changes that are felt here. The air has this crispness to it and it smells different. I rememeber when I used to smoke how different a cigarette would taste in the first cool air of Autumn. The sky looks different, the sunsets and sunrises look different, some birds come and some birds go. It’s magical.

I must spend some time thinking of what the perfect costume will be this year. Now that I have my very own halloween cat maybe I can think of something to incorporate her with my costume. Happy weekend!