Maximum green

Fallen Maple leaf in Shiretoko
Originally uploaded by kuckibaboo.

It seems I always return to this blog just as the seasons change. Kind of romantic really. Today is that one day during summer where the sweater wearing crispness of fall first hits me. The angle of the sun seems to have shifted dramatically last night and I woke up to everything awash in that amber shade of fall sunlight. The humidity has broken and the sky is a clear blue. Last night was the first cool night in a over a month. Good sleeping weather. The sheet and fleece blanket didn't give off quite enough warmth and I found myself pining for the duvet tucked away on the storage shelf. The foliage has reached what I like to call "maximum green". It won't get any greener this season. The grasses are already showing signs of wilting and the farmers have taken the wheat off. As I felt my first night shiver the trees started to feel the first pangs of their sugars slowing. Soon the maples will be sending their fire tinged and faithful sun catchers spiralling to the earth and winter will just be around the corner. I'd have to say that this transition is my favorite season. Sort of an inbetween days season. I love that it's still hot during the day but cool at night. It feels like the end of a hard days work with the promise of rest just a heart beat away.