Fall is a mixed bag for me. On the one hand I love the weather, on the other I know that the Autumn brings with it trouble and headaches in all it's different forms for my line of work.
I used to be able to just sit and enjoy a soft Fall rain shower and listen with ease to the thunderheads roll by.
Now when the Fall weather comes, I can see in my mind's eye the rain mixing with the dust and dirt that has accumilated over the summer on the insulators and the crossarms. Electricity begins to track through the muddy mix and burn the wood. Spots that have already been weakened through the years now burn through, break and fall. Arcing is seen, explosions are heard, and someone's lights go out.
Now I get up and make sure my work clothes have been washed and that I have an extra shirt and a pair of socks ready to go. This because I know that the phone is going to ring and it will be for me as my girls holler: "Dad! it's work calling!" Then I am off and running til who knows when.
Shelly asks if she should count on me being there for dinner and the answer is invariably, no. The girls go to bed that night and dad is not home. They get up and head off to school and dad is still not home. Someone's lights still aren't on.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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fall . . . autumn . . . I guess I prefer autumn. It just sounds prettier. I have found that in our family our favorite season coincides with our birthday! Phil loves autumn (October 30th b-day). I loved the autumns we spent in Arkansas. It was so different than So Cali. Now we live where we enjoy all seasons and it means "change". I have learned not to buy school clothes for the kids because our autumn doesn't start until late October. They spend two months in their summer clothes and grow so much that the new clothes I bought over the summer no longer fit. For personal reasons autumn and I have a love/hate relationship. I love the beautiful leaves, while I hate to bid the warmth of summer good-bye. I love the cool nights, but hate my allergies.
a few days ago I wrote a long comment about fall/autumn, but for some reason it did not post. Maybe I read the word verification letters wrong. Oh well.
I do enjoy fall and the change in weather and colors of leaves.
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