This past weekend was incredibly warm. Mick said when he left the house to come to the wedding ceremony, the temperature was 26C (79F). Saturday was nearly as warm, but then it rained most of Sunday and all of Monday. We returned to Bognor Tuesday night, and yesterday we woke up to a chilly, windy day. It's always a bit cooler here in Bognor than it is in the area of Kent we frequent, but that's mostly because we're right on the beach. However, the weather changed so quickly. I took the bus into Chichester yesterday because I needed some passport photos taken in order to get my new passport with my new last name. I waited under the bus shelter and huddled against the chilly wind. After I had the pictures done, I waited for my mother-in-law outside her office to catch a ride home when she finished work. The sky was pearly grey in most places, with some darker, more ominous patches scattered about. I can't help but think that autumn must be here early this year. Apparently it's unusual for it to be quite so cool this time of year, so it may get warm again before autumn settles in for good. But autumn has always been my very favorite season- I love the colors and decorations, the spicy smells, and the hearty food. Not to mention Thanksgiving. Now, they don't do Thanksgiving here, but because I will want to do Thanksgiving when Mick and I have children (they should know both sides of their heritage), I figure I'll start practicing this year.
Anyway- having lived in the desert for the last decade and a half, I haven't gotten to see much to do with autumn. Growing up in Southern California surrounded by sycamores, we had beautiful colors. The leaves would turn dark red, fade to bright yellow, and finally fall, defeated and brown. I spent one weekend in October in Boston a few years ago, and was completely in love with those colors. I've also never had any reason or opportunity to buy warm woolen sweaters. Yesterday I bought my first gorgeous, wooly brown sweater. Adore it with me, yes?
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| Gorgeous, yes? |
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| I just love toggles! |
So! Autumn- the one season I haven't yet experienced in England... what will that be like? I decided to google some images of England in autumn and see what I should expect. I was NOT disappointed!
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| Autumn colors in New Forest. I've been once, but it was summer and very green. Image from dailymail.co.uk |
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| Leafy street in London. Image from brooklynnomad.com |
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| The Cotswalds in Autumn. Image from tourblaze.com |
And while I know, for my Arizona family and friends, there's still a long way to go before autumn reaches you.... all I can say is come visit me if you want some nice weather :)
In other news, I've rediscovered my love of reading, thanks to Mick giving me a Kindle for my birthday a couple weeks back! I just finished reading Pride & Prejudice last night and have started Northanger Abbey. I'm on a bit of an Austen kick. I've missed reading and am happy to be doing so once again.
Time to go work out. I'm back on that wagon again, for good this time!
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