autumn offers a seasonal feast
Overcast autumn days pull shadows from trees, lending a weight of sobriety to the fruity colours of maples among pompous dogwood and tart viridescent apples.
The overcast day of boding rain prods after-work shoppers to hustle along efficient routes, with a sense this dimming day is almost spent—and yet there is much more to do by dinner.
Too warm for snow; too wet to mow. Maybe put away the garden hoses, bring in wicker furniture, or hunt down boxes of seasonal storage and lay out a succession of overlapping decorations.
Autumn is a tick to the sweet. A trick to the treat. Pies of thanks and umbrellas raised as leaves fall. Tomorrow we may diet, but first we feast on the hue of flavours around the corner from summer.
