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The wonderful old song, “Autumn in New York,” is going through my head this morning. I’ve spent some amazing weeks in New York City during the fall and I always love it there. I even decorated my home this weekend for Halloween. The Indian corn and ceramic pumpkins and gold and red and orange silk leaves are all out, bringing a bit of that northern autumn feeling into my Fort Lauderdale house. Fall has always been my favorite time of year, whether living in Michigan or California or Vermont.
Or South Florida. Because we do have our own very distinct autumn too. And you can feel people responding to the subtle changes and coming more alive after the summer’s heat. The longer I live here, the more obvious the seasonal shift to autumn seems to me. It’s not just that there is less rain, with lower temperatures and humidity. The air also feels clearer and fresher. The sky is a richer blue. People seem to have a bit more bounce in their step somehow. Everyone can sense that we’re nudging into our best time of year in South Florida, the months when you don’t need to sit by the sea to enjoy an outdoor café.
Last night, for the first time in a long while, I sipped my evening cocktail in my back yard, watching the starlings and blue jays and mockingbirds splash around my bird bath. It was delightful. And I’m finding that it’s pleasant once again to take runs near my house rather than always heading to the beach. I’ve been thinking about turning off the AC and opening the windows. And I’m eyeing my longsleeve shirts in the closet. That’s the Fort Lauderdale version of early fall. The song still had it right about that autumn feeling: “It’s good to live it again.”
Or South Florida. Because we do have our own very distinct autumn too. And you can feel people responding to the subtle changes and coming more alive after the summer’s heat. The longer I live here, the more obvious the seasonal shift to autumn seems to me. It’s not just that there is less rain, with lower temperatures and humidity. The air also feels clearer and fresher. The sky is a richer blue. People seem to have a bit more bounce in their step somehow. Everyone can sense that we’re nudging into our best time of year in South Florida, the months when you don’t need to sit by the sea to enjoy an outdoor café.
Last night, for the first time in a long while, I sipped my evening cocktail in my back yard, watching the starlings and blue jays and mockingbirds splash around my bird bath. It was delightful. And I’m finding that it’s pleasant once again to take runs near my house rather than always heading to the beach. I’ve been thinking about turning off the AC and opening the windows. And I’m eyeing my longsleeve shirts in the closet. That’s the Fort Lauderdale version of early fall. The song still had it right about that autumn feeling: “It’s good to live it again.”
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 12:04 PM
I wanted to share my "Autumn in Ft. Lauderdale" experience, although it was October 11th. We live in Lauderdale By The Sea in a condo on Ft. Lauderdale's beach. Although each mornning I awake to a unique and beautiful sunrise, this morning was special. Not only because it's my son Joe's birthday but because, when I awoke at 6:00 am, the ocean's horizon held the most spectacular palette of colors - a combination of reds and gold unlike I had ever seen before. It inspired me to get up early and read the paper on my ocean front balcony. The temperature was a pleasant 68 degrees with little humidity, a more than welcomed feel after a very hot and humid summer. I was so inspired that I walked barefoot on the beach, feet in the water, for about 4 miles to the pier, taking in more beauty than a picture could capture, including that magnificent sunrise. The water was as calm and clear as a blue-green pool. It made me feel so lucky to have finally reached a dream to live on Ft. Lauderdale beach, after living inland in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale for 50 years - and I can't wait for tomorrow. I hope that I have painted a picture of the spectacular beauty that started my day!
This is really it, Kathleen. I couldn't have said it better myself, except that it would have been about the fantastic weather and conditions here in Sarasota, FL and Bradenton, Fl. The manatee and the Dolphins agree too!
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