151021 Thank you for the good and the bad weathers of autumn

This isn't the street that I mentioned in today's entry, but still pretty.

I feel like I haven't had the opportunity to enjoy Fall this year. Well, I sort of did but only a couple of times - once last week and once the week before. Both times I went to Edwards Gardens. It was a nice getaway from the city life, just going for a stroll and looking at the fall colours. It was satisfying but I think I could use a bit more of the "fallness" before all the leaves fall down and it starts to snow.

I got really sad today as I drove by my neighbourhood. Just last week, the road looked so beautiful with bright yellow leaves waving their hands at me as I drove under. But today, almost half was bare... It reminded me how short this season is. I haven't done anything and soon it will be over. I started wondering why I had not gone up north to see the colours. Sometimes plans were made but had to be cancelled because of the bad weather (it rained so much this October), sickness, busyness, etc. Once I realized that I didn't get to enjoy autumn as much I wanted this year, I wanted to go somewhere today - either to walk or to bike. But then I remembered that it's supposed to rain this evening. It may not be a good weather for biking, but the autumn rain brings a different kind of beauty. As long as it's not too cold, and of course, as long as it's not pouring, I think I can go for a walk. This week, and if we're lucky, next week will be the last days of autumn. So enjoy it while it lasts!

Oh, and another thing I realized today is that I sort of stopped listening to jazz. I usually listen to the radio when I drive, but now that I connected my phone to my car, I listen to my short playlist over and over. So, unfortunately there hasn't been any new addition to my playlist in a really long time. Fall is the perfect time to listen to jazz... it's a shame that I'm not doing it.