For the sake of clarity, let me start by saying I know its not peak foliage time in Massachusetts, not yet. It may be in Connecticut, especially down by New Haven where my aunt lives. Fresh Pond, however, was way green. The title of this post refers not to the leaves on the trees, but to XXL yellow flannel shirt I have started wearing as a fall jacket. That’s peak foliage for sure… Its started to get cold out this week. The heat in my building has started flowing, and the beating heart must be somewhere very close to my little apartment in the basement. The temperature peaks sometime after midnight, in the low 100s. Like a lizard stoned on a heat rock, I love it.
I’m listening to the Bob Dylan Christmas album a lot, and I hate Christmas. I love the album, Christmas in the Heart. Its a paradox. I plan on installing strings of colored lights in my basement abode, not for religious reasons… just for cheer. The idea is that the ambient luminescence will help compensate for the lack of direct sun this time of year. With the lights, the Dylan tunes, and the heat down under, I’m going for a “Christmas in Australia” theme.
Snorktastic, isn’t it peak foliage first up North, then down South later? Answers meself: Yes. Yes. Yes.
I hope that you are lizard-like heatlamping right now!