Switching Gears

Today is the day I traditionally switch gears mentally. It’s September, and that means in my mind’s eye, it is fall. No matter that the mercury is up near 90 today and Mount Washington is totally obscured through the haze; or that our ice machine is running double duty to keep up with the demand. No siree, it is 'Autumn' now, and there is no going back. I'm thinking about pumpkins and Indian corn today.