September
At last, September is coming. The summer is officially ending, brats are going back to school, parents are going back to work, there are less and less insects attacking you in the forest, you don't have to feel guilty about spending time indoors. The days are still relatively long, weather is cooler and nicer, there's like a general feeling of passing of summer in the air. I love when the sky is a little bit overcast, the wind is blowing, homebodies don't have to explain themselves at all. You can freely read books, the disposition for having a warm tea in the evening is back again, everything slows down. You can still do some home projects if you are so inclined, don't really envy you on this, but you can just put them off indefinitely. You can even pause them till next year, no one will complain. You don't have to lie at work about being sad that the summer lull is ending, that you would love to go back to the beach, that you miss the temperatures. You can freely complain about the weather, that the summer is ending, that you are short on money after this vacationing period. It's all lies of course, I actually love the weather, I couldn't care less about the summer, I'm not short on money, and even if I was, I know that the road to joy doesn't go through the wallet at all.
It's not 100% sure I will survive the winter. It's a hard season. If you're in a tense relationship, chances are that long and silent evenings will kill the connection between you completely, that you find out that you don't really want to spend the evenings with each other anymore, the silence will cut like knives, this might be the last fall and winter together. Are you ready? If you are sure you are, this I envy you.
Those are the risks, but the fall admirers are willing to take them up, to play this game once again, are willing to roll the dice on this. The dark sides of fall are still better than the supposedly bright sides of summer. Remember to watch your vitamin D level, falls and winters are guile, they take you mental powers away silently and slowly. You have to keep your guard up, but nothing good in life comes easily, I accept the terms and accept the risks. I'm joyful, even if deep inside I'm really not. It's finally September.