FAREWELL TO THEE, BELOVED SUMMER

On the 23rd of september, it will be the very first day of Autumn, so in order to say goodbye to the Summer and let it fade away peacefully, nothing's better than to exorcise any feeling of regret or pinch in the heart...

Yes, I would have liked to experience a better, hotter and sunnier Summer. Yes, it passes too fastly. Yes, I'm feeling a little sad at the idea that I still have to wait 9 long months before I can sit again on my balcony. Yes, I'm going to miss the long Summer nights and caressing warmth of a Summer breeze! But, at the same time, I love Autumn and it's fiery colors very much. I get all excited at the prospect of seeing the magnificent fading orange sunlight in the evening, feeling the leaves crunching under my feet, eating pumpkin pies, doing some cocooning around a nice warm dinner or in front of a good film, staying in the warmth of my bed while it is freezing outside, admiring the mist that embraces the Salève like a shroud, hearing the ugly sound of the packs of crows passing over my house.

In fact, I am looking forwards to the coming season as much as I am going to miss the preceeding one! But life is an endless cycle and we can still be happy to be able to enjoy nature's changes as well as to feel the seasons...

As a last ode to Summer, here are some pictures (click on the photos to enlarge) in order to remember that finished season and close this chapter on a good note.