As I write this, I am enjoying the first really cool day that we have had in Central Florida in quite a few months. The windows are open, there is a nice breeze, and a misty sort of rain is falling from a cloudy sky. The temperature is 69 degrees outside, and it’s official: Florida Fall is here. This is the time of year when I put on Youtube videos like this.
A nice, calming sound to play in the background as I do whatever around the house. My memories drift back to when I was a child, the weather the same as it is today, and I watched my mother hang fall decorations like these.
It makes me a bit nostalgic. Now my mother is gone. My father is gone. My innocence is gone, as is my childhood. So is the country that I grew up in.
I miss all of those things. It seems that all is left is an aging guy who is about to become an old man, and a country that seems to be disintegrating. We aren’t coming back from this, are we?
4 Comments
Boneman · October 12, 2025 at 5:12 am
It is weird. “Autumn” here in SW Florida is more state of mind than anything else. Currently 68 in N. Ft. Myers and yes a WELCOME change. Does seem a bit early though. But I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth for sure!
DMLMD · October 12, 2025 at 5:54 am
Similar situation here, old enough to have been told not to come back until the street lights go on. On the bright side, it is easier to buy something that will last me the rest of my life.
None Other · October 12, 2025 at 5:58 am
Your post made me smile. I put up Halloween decorations. People who know me think it’s not who I am. But, it takes me back to a time that I loved…Fall. And for a brief moment, in the evening, I no longer feel like I live in a country that has lost its way.
Old Maine Farmer · October 12, 2025 at 6:13 am
No, we are not coming back from this; it is runway behind us. Look forward. God put you on this earth for these times; they will be hard times but He wouldn’t have put you here if you couldn’t handle it. Hard times are good for a man’s character, if they let it. So do.