tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835138698190324159.post4926409789267390268..comments2023-10-26T11:28:21.539-04:00Comments on The Seasons Project: What are your impressions of the changing seasons?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835138698190324159.post-10661194116650852762009-10-26T22:50:15.509-04:002009-10-26T22:50:15.509-04:00Springtime falls to the consequence of expectation...Springtime falls to the consequence of expectation setting; we have an idea of what it could be or what the movies or grandparents tell us it should be but it never seems to appear: warmth, green, flowers, sunshine, melting snow, bird chirps, floral scents, yellow, pink, orange. All that seems to materialize is mud, slush, repeating flurries in April and grit in the carpet. I move for a collective lowering of expectations for Spring so we'd all be happier with the results.<br /><br />Summer is nostalgia and reflection and yearning. Lustful, comfortable and exposed. Distant horizions and expanses in temperature. Stagnant thick air and heaven-scent blasts of cold. Sweaters near the air conditioner. Sticky backs of knees on plastic seats. Extra cologne for the date tonight and butterflies when we kiss.<br /><br />Fall is fleeting. Crunch. Smoke. Light. Rustle. Excitement, denim, leather, beer. Plastic and vinyl haunted house decorations and costume masks. Art museums; painting.<br /><br />Speed Limit: Winter. Cars slow, I slow, trees freeze. Sterile, clean, anew. Bone. Itching limbs from coming indoors; outside too long. Furry seaters and thermal socks caress dry cracked skin. Steam baths: cold bathroom tiles.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803066671709869827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835138698190324159.post-14352089882737779842009-10-22T14:15:57.319-04:002009-10-22T14:15:57.319-04:00I am loving this shift into fall. I always love th...I am loving this shift into fall. I always love the shift, but get quickly discontented and antsy, wanting the next season to come (shit) about a month earlier than it really will. Perhaps and eight-month year is the things for me? Does anyone else experience this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com