Fall is here. This is my favorite season of the year. The weather on the South Plains has been typically mild (Sunny, mid 50’s in before sunup and low 80’s before sundown.)
The days are getting shorter as the sun goes down earlier and earlier everyday. The leaves are just starting to yellow and lawns are nearing their final days of green. Canada geese have not yet filled the pond across the street, but the grackles have arrived and are filling the trees in the park.
Funnel cakes, corndogs, and fresh squeezed lemonade. Bright lights, fast rides and blue ribbon winning livestock. The South Plains Fair is packing up just about ready to leave town.
Students have returned and Tech is back in full swing. The Red Raiders are 3 and 0 and after last night are ranked 8 in the nation. Go Red Raiders!
Soccer practice and homework fill our nights. That is, until prime time TV. The new fall season of all our favorites has begun. The Office, Survivor, Lost and of course Sunday night football. Go Cowboys!
Half the seasonal aisles at the markets are filled with all the usual Halloween acroutements, the other half are filling with Christmas. Our costumes for this year’s haunt are already picked out. Pirates all around. Can’t wait to hand out treats to all the little ghosts, goblins and ghouls who knock on my door. Before I know it, I will be picking out our holiday turkey and baking our traditional pumpkin pie.