Today's equinox marked the official end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The amount of daylight will be less than that of darkness following today. Fortunately the weather here has not yet caught up with the season. Daytime temperatures remain in the 80s, although the nights are becoming increasingly chilly. I hope that this "Indian Summer" remains with us for a while. I do so dread the cold, dark, dreary days of the upcoming late fall and winter.
I get depressed at this time of year. I can't help it. My workload increases steadily at this time of year until it hits full force in December and January. I spend more and more time working and am left with very little time to do the things that I want and/or need to do.
The first round of deer hunting season (archery) will begin in a few weeks.This so-called sport disgusts me. The thought of killing those beautiful creatures merely to have a trophy to hang on the wall quite frankly makes me sick! Not so for "the estranged one." He lives to hunt deer. From the beginning of October until mid-January, wife, children, and all obligations take a backseat to his hunting obsession. I see major blow-ups between us in the near future. Oh, well, it is not as if I care. I'm only still in this relationship for the sex... And THAT takes a backseat to deer hunting, too! The man is sick, I tell you!
At least there is one bright spot to this fall. On October 29, I shall be in Cinncinati with Andrea, seeing The Moody Blues once more.
Our tickets have arrived. I've put in for the time off work. The reservations are made for a room in a hotel on a street called Fountain Square. Fountain Square! I forsee pretty pictures of some things other than The Moody Blues coming home with me from this trip...
Oh, how I wish it were The Scorpions I was seeing, but alas that still is not in the cards for me. Maybe someday I will find myself a rich benefactor who will ship me off to Europe where the guys actually play concerts. A girl can dream, can't she? I've got to do something to ward off the end of summer blues!
