Day 2 - 243 -- A New Month Begins

It's September already! There were mixed emotions as I flipped the calendars today. Excitement for this month brings a new academic year and sadness as it brings the end of summer. Today was cool with misty rain and heavy cloud cover -- very much like an autumn day in this part of the world. The weather is expected to be sunny and warmer for the next week, though.

As I continue to try to work my way through the August vacation list of things that need doing, today I felt that perhaps these many lists are simply lists of good intentions -- and you know what they say about good intentions <sigh>. There are many things that I'd like to be able to start AND finish -- quilting projects, books to read (about 2 meters of 'yet to reads' in the house), walking along trails and beaches -- yet there never seems enough time to get to the things that nourish the soul. These feelings only add to stresses from work load and not being able to spend as much time with friends and family as one should.

A song for this melancholia did come to mind. It contains contrasts that match my mixed feelings today and that in some ways are almost grating. The vocals seem more disenchanted and darker than the accompaniment. The lyrics speak to the unknowns of the changes of the future. All this from a band of the psychedelic era. Enjoy!

Summer's Almost Gone -- The Doors