A Little Cool, A Little Dark

Artist Unknown

Surface of TRAPPIST-1f
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory2017-02-22

As Crisp As A Golden Apple

Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.

Autumn on the Moor
Otto Modersohn1895

Autumn Flowerbaskets
OGATA Kenzan18th century

Eastern Seacoast In Autumn
Alfred Eisenstaedt1968

I am going to ignore the fact that there is still a little over a week left of August

and those pesky 9 days,

like those few strands of flesh and muscle that stubbornly cling to the bone of some unfortunate creature who is no longer a resident of this world

and instead I will focus on the bottom line

– Halloween is now 70 days away and there is no stopping it from happening.