O Autumn
I have been desperately trying to convince myself that it is actually fall here in seasonless Southern California, and time to go back to school. I’ve been eating soup, and staring dully at Halloween displays in grocery stores. But this is just too much (L.A. Times login required, user annoying, password annoying) - it smells far stronger than a pleasant autumnal hint of burning leaves, and the sky is kind of yellow.
It’s a lot more too much if you’re less than five miles from the perimeter. Whee….