Fall

I always loved that first day when the weather in the South turned from blistering hot to chilly. There was always one particular day when the clouds kept the sky dark, the wind just kept blowing all day, and you had to break out the fleece for the first time. Something about those days always invigorated my spirit after the long, hot summer.

Today is probably the closest I'll get to that in California. After an entire summer of beautiful (but usually not that hot) sunshine, the clouds are coming back. It's dark and windy and a little bit chilly outside.