I can feel it in the air - autumn followed quickly by winter. And what will winter be like here, on this island? I knew the autumn and winter of New Mexico...cool crisp days with the light diffusing early each day, until suddenly it would be dark at 430 in the afternoon, and then the snow would fall quietly during the night. In Santa Fe, I dealt with snow much more than in Albuquerque; I learned how to drive (and especially how NOT to) during those long drives from Pojoaque to Santa Fe, but I was never as cold in New Mexico as I have been here in Washington, and it is not even Autumn here yet. Layering is the secret, they tell me, and I am listening to these secrets of warmth eagerly, because I love to be in the cold, but don't like to actually BE cold. Like I love the ocean, but I'm not going in. But I love my home, love my island, so whatever weather it offers me, I will deal with it.
Like life.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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