I stand outside my window, where the sun is beaming in and I foolishly believe that it’s still summer. I run inside grab a pair of flip-flops and put on a pair of shorts and head outside, only to realize that I was fooled by the sunlight coming through. The temps have dropped and it is cooler and I need shoes and not flip-flops.
While heading outside the streets are doted with girls in their jeans and boots and guys in their sweaters and there is no sign of anyone in shorts believing in the foolish notion that it is still summer.
Everyone seems to have a cheery attitude that the hot humid days are behind them and that cooler temps are here. However, I feel like doomsday is approaching and it will soon be time for me to put my running shoes away and go into hibernation. I am not going to fall for this cooler temps and trees changing color, no, I’m not falling for fall. I refuse to get caught up in the love affair most people have with fall. Yes, I hesitantly admit that it is nice and that I get a chance to open the doors and have cooler breeze come through my apartment…. Despite it all I’m still not falling for fall.
So I head back home dust off my shoes that have gathered dust over the summer and look for my sweaters that are hidden behind myriad of t-shirts and shirts, while I reluctantly start putting away my shorts and flip-flops, trying not to think too much about the fact that summer is actually over.
I don’t want summer to end, I don’t want cooler temps or darkness setting in earlier. Neither do I want to get caught up in the hype of beautiful fall weather or the trees changing color, because most of all I don’t want winter to get here, where I have to wear layers of clothes, stay indoors and put running on hold.
Instead, I want to be able to walk around in shorts and flip-flops, ride my bike and maybe even go to the beach and a sometimes a picnic in the park.
So, no, I am not falling for fall.
Hm, I didn’t want to fall for fall either, but after wearing light clothes and getting a cold yesterday, I just had to accept that summer is over. I am wearing a warmer coat and winter shoes today, d’oh. Anyway, I like your style of writing, so will follow your blog now. I hope you’ll visit mine, too, and maybe follow back? 🙂
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Thank you for the follow. I will definitely stop by your blog too and follow. The weather keeps tricking me here. Just when I try to adjust to cooler weather, the sun will be out and make it so warm that I can wear flip flops for a day. I am gonna take whatever I can get.
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Very good!
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Thank you Jim 🙂
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Can we all just move somewhere warm and blog? Ahhh, yes.
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Yes. Just imagine it’s January, you are at your computer and u step outside and it’s 80 degrees…. Well let’s starts packing for the move 🙂
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I like your post! If you start a group of “Not Falling for Fall”, I will join! LOL!
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LOL Thank you. So far there is you, kaygy *who commented on this post and me….I think we are off to a great start to this group. We might have to wear others down and get a few more members.
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For a spur of the moment post, this is really good. I enjoyed reading it. And I got to say, I’m not looking forward to fall too 🙂
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Nice to know I am not alone in not falling for fall. Thank you for reading and for your comments.
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It doesn’t seem like you just hit publish- it is really well written! I understand not wanting to put away the running shoes, but I admit I do really love fall and winter =)
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Unfortunately for me, the fact that I was born and raised in a tropical country, where, cold was 80 degrees, is what probably makes dislike winter too much.
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Ah that is true, I was raised in a part of California where it always snowed all winter, so I am much more used to it =)
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