Today is the last of August and in some ways it marks the last day of summer. For me, that was maybe a week ago or so already when the temperatures dropped and it got too cold to sleep in shorts. Today I've woken up to blue skies and sun, but it's cold in the air too, you know how it gets this time of the year when the air gets crispy and you have to carry a jumper everywhere you go now, yeah?
The other day it rained for the first time in ages, it was a proper downfall, heavy on the windows and the air slowly starting to smell like petrichor as the sky turned darker and darker. I opened my windows, blasted Folklore, lit some candles and did some writing. It was so wonderful. I love rain and I have missed it. Even though I do like the warmth of summer, and the light that June brings with, I guess that just as with any season it's time to say goodbye. It's dark so much of the year though that it never feels like spring and summer last long enough. The whole of spring was spent doing the last bit of uni work and I feel like it all passed in a blur and I didn't appreciate it all enough. Summer though, it's been long and really good, but as always, I feel like I could do with some more.
I remember clearly last year that it took all the way into October for the autumn to really arrive in England, and I walked around just waiting for it to come, so I could put away my summer coats and go for big scarfs, Dr Martens and warm coats instead. Then the chilliness lasted forever this year, May here was so cold I remember and it took well into June for the blasting heat to hit us with its 30 degrees with fans becoming your best friend.
Now I'm not sure if I want summer to be over though. I cling to it, wanting to bask in the feeling of warmth, the beach and not having to do anything for a while longer like I often tend to do. Nostalgia or whatever it is and because autumn brings with it seasonal depression and everything feels much harder when the sun goes away, it makes me a little apprehensive about it. But I do like parts of autumn, the fashion, big jumpers, tea, candles, coats, books to read and so on. At least September - December always go really quick, it's really January to March that are the hardest for me. But let's not think about that at the right now, instead let's enjoy the moment. It's still 16 degrees and sun today, it's better than nothing.
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