Where is summer?

This morning the air is chilly. Fall chilly, crisp ! I believe is the correct word. Yes, the air is crisp! Left LA and the temps were in the triple digits-arrived in Malone to 65 - 70. I know, I know, all my years in So Cal have made me soft...so be it. I have certainly been called worse! Plus I have all this weight I gained, it should better insulate my body. Despite the coLd I have been sitting in the yard where I saw a beautiful Oriole. Two nights ago a deer crossed the green on the twelfth hole of the golf course. I think he was playing through. And of course we cannot forget our furry four legged chipmunks. Chipmunks are every where, they do exactly what they please without regret or remorse. Humans should live this way, spendings summer collecting food and building shelter, then spend winter sleeping and eating. Winter in Northern NY is one heck of a cold place. Of course without that winter hot summer days would not be so special. I can admit to being a wuss- I do not like being cold, it is that simple. Two sweatshirts, fair socks and four layers of shirts will helpful. The cat that gave birth in the side shed, SHe is back; probably going to have more kittens. Kittens are cute, then they grow up, become aloof, never visit over the holidays, or hide when company comes...Most people are either cat people or dog people. It is OK to like both cats and dogs. Some dogs and cats like each other. Oh they know they are not suppose to, just when you like someone you like them. There is nothing wrong with that. As a society we sometimes get caught up in what is suppose to be. The status quo and that is it. Well why o we do that? We need a lot more acceptance in this world. The phrase "Teach Tolerance" I am not down with that idea. You tolerate a mammogram, or going to the dentist-when it comes to people we should not tolerate them...we should accept them. After all is it not our differences which make us strong. If everyone of us were bread makers, what would we eat with our bread? Realistically we could not make bread without dairy farmers, oven makers , bread pan makers, or. Ken keepers (do you use eggs in making bread?) you get my point though, right? I know I had a point in there somewhere-tolerating is not the same same as accepting. Should any segment of our human quilt be of less importance than the patch it is sewn next to? Of course not! We all know it. Yet, there are those who would have us believe we should be on bended knee in gratitude for they tolerate us-no, when we are all accepted then we should all be on bended knees thanking God!