It is really fall!

We went to the park tonight and if I didn't know from the calendar that it was the first of October, I would have known by just looking around me. The first clue is the thick fat bellied clouds, gray schooners in the sky. The angle of the sun slanting through them was different, despite the fact that we were there at the same time. The sun shone but the wind was chill, making our hands numb after only about 30 minutes of play.

Our evening bouquet of flowers for our kitchen altar consisted of only a few brave asters. The goldenrod has all browned and blown, the time of buttercups and brown eyed susans is past.

And we were practically the only people at the park. We are there almost always alone in the early spring too, but then "park friends" seem to trickle in. In fall, they disappear more abruptly, probably loathe to leave warm houses for the cold evening air. We played our odd version of soccer, running for the joy of it and the warmth it gave us. KC and I actually held our own against Rob which is a pretty good achievement. KC is getting some skills at goalie as Rob is a strong kicker and pretty sharp at angling the ball to where we are not! LOL

Lissa noticed the cold first and so before 6 p.m. we were back home, having snacks and getting ready for settling down. There is no denying it. True autumn is really here. Drat!