Monday, September 19, 2005
Autumn in ProvidenceOr 'fall', as the lingo here goes. My abortive experiment with using the word 'autumn' in conversation with an American was met with puzzlement.
My dorm neighbours across the corridor are holding some sort of impromptu karaoke session, warbling enthusiastically in the sort of amateurish diva-esque manner that is lethal to ear-drums. Nevertheless, I have my door open, because I am not an anti-social person. On the contrary, I'm desperately friendly. (Or at least, I want to be.)
Chlorophyll is beginning to yield to carotenes, anthocyanins, tannins and xanthophylls. Foliage is still predominantly green, but the verdancy has faded somewhat, and the maples are perceptively darkening to shades of russet-red.
The weather is
really nice though. Perfect for long walks through charming suburban neighbourhoods on my way to Blockbuster or East Side Marketplace.
words were spilled on Monday, September 19, 2005