Octobering is crisp, cooling, and colorful with serendipitous summer souvenirs, sun soaked and warm, scattered to accentuate bittersweet contrasts.
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Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in
— F. Scolt Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby)
the fall.
![Octobering 2015 (Photo: Geo Davis)](https://i0.wp.com/www.rosslynredux.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_8506-1.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1)
After the mesmerizing months — sultry summer’s soporific thrum, bountiful blossoms, decadent harvest — Octobering is a reminder of all that is real and important. Clarity redacts the pomp and pageantry; focus forges excess into path and plans.
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I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.
— L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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I too rejoice and savor these final days before haunted Halloween and before November’s windy arrival. Cheers to Octobering!
What do you think?