Are you surprised it's already September?

Ah! Tis September here, my friends. Summer is coming to an end, fall is around the corner and winter, oh forget it. At this time of year I always think of that Chad and Jeremy song from the 60s. They were and are British and they sounded very different from other groups. Don't expect music that sounds like the Beatles or The Rolling Stones. I still have the 45 rpm. The song was called, "Summer Song" and it is really a beautiful song. Sorry, you rap fans....... you lose!

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=chad+and+jeremy+songs+list&t=newext&atb=v320-1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfvL2oLeBYs
 
yea, this whole year is zipping by.It seems like yesterday it was May,I think August went by more quickly than July. It dawned on me when on Sept 1st ,1 more month to go until my niece/goddaughter Katie's wedding in mid Oct mind boggling
 
To this person, the passage of time has sadly been like an accelerating bowling ball rolling down a paved street. As a grade school kid, summer vacations were endless periods.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-time-seem-to-speed-up-with-age/

Why Does Time Seem to Speed Up with Age?
snippets:

...In addition, our experience of time varies with whatever we are doing and how we feel about it. In fact, time does fly when we are having fun. Engaging in a novel exploit makes time appear to pass more quickly in the moment. But if we remember that activity later on, it will seem to have lasted longer than more mundane experiences.

...The reason? Our brain encodes new experiences, but not familiar ones, into memory, and our retrospective judgment of time is based on how many new memories we create over a certain period. In other words, the more new memories we build on a weekend getaway, the longer that trip will seem in hindsight.

This phenomenon, which Hammond has dubbed the holiday paradox, seems to present one of the best clues as to why, in retrospect, time seems to pass more quickly the older we get. From childhood to early adulthood, we have many fresh experiences and learn countless new skills. As adults, though, our lives become more routine, and we experience fewer unfamiliar moments. As a result, our early years tend to be relatively over-represented in our autobiographical memory and, on reflection, seem to have lasted longer. Of course, this means we can also slow time down later in life. We can alter our perceptions by keeping our brain active, continually learning skills and ideas, and exploring new places.
 
Of course I'm surprised. I'm always surprised when September rolls around and ask the same question every year "Where did the summer go?"

It will be weeks before the leaves turn here. and even more weeks before the first frost.
 
My take is a bit different than some I suppose.
AND THEN IT IS WINTER
You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems like just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my soul mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went.

I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams. But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?

I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like. But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change....Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.

Each day now, I find that just taking a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did! But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will
last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...it's NOT over. A new adventure will begin!
 
I am surprised that the summer went by so fast even though there were days I thought would never end... I'm going to have to do my insulation again soon and hope we have a milder winter.

I have to try to keep from getting too down with having Seasonal Affective Disorder.
 
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