I’m writing this post today to reflect on the ‘times’.  I’m hoping my comments have some relevance for you and maybe even stimulates a conversation or response.

Weather

First up, the weather is finally starting to change.  Have you noticed the crispness in the air?  Maybe the falling leaves have caught your attention?  They’ve certainly caught mine as my yard is buried.  I’ve already cleaned them off twice, and I’ve got to do it again.

I have a longing for warm days; the sun shining so hotly that sunscreen is in high demand.  Being someone who loves the sun, sea and surf, as the weather turns colder and the winds get stronger, I start looking for a cave to hide in.

Daylight Savings Time is a BIG deal for me.  Fall Back!  That is the message of this time.  Retreat.  Step away from the television!  Step away from the Election!  Football is taking over the world for a couple of months.

I loved living in Arizona where such archaic rituals are no longer inflicted on the public.  The time changes were initiated for farmers initially and then for commerce.  What if we allowed our natural body cycles to determine when we got up and when we went to bed?  What if we naturally followed the light (sunrise and sunset) and earth cycles?

I’m so grateful the warm weather hung on for as long as it did.  We were spoiled with an extended Indian Summer this year in Colorado.  Were you?  Yes, we need the moisture.  Can we have that in rain vs. snow?

For all those folks who ski … I know you are making faces at me right now :O