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askygoneonfire) wrote2018-09-21 04:22 pm
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thefridayfive
1. Do you have the urge to do a Fall/Spring cleaning as soon as the weather turns?
Yes! I live in a studio flat so can always see my bed, so I take the sheets as an element of decoration within the flat. One of the thing I do in Autumn/Spring* is put the summer/winter* sheets away and get out the summer/winter* sheets out. When I do this, I take the opportunity to clean the inside of the windows, clean under the sofa and drawers, generally get everything as fresh as possible.
[*delete as appropriate. Spring/summer sheets are light and soft in colour, autumn/winter sheets are rich and deep in colour]
2.What tells you that the season (a certain smell, a certain taste, that sort of thing) has changed?
Petrichor at the beginning of autumn is always that "things are changing" moment. In Brighton the seasons are well defined; there is a different quality of light in Autumn and Spring. The wind starts to get up towards the end of September and you get these huge gusts coming off the sea, through bright crisp days. In Spring its when the birds start singing that I know Winter has been defeated once again, and that cautious sort of light you get in the afternoons as the day starts lengthening. We only get the truly spectacular sunsets at the change of seasons, that's always another clue - when the sky goes on fire and the streets are filled with people grinding to a halt through their commute and photographing it.
3.What do you look forward to the most with the change of seasons?
A sense of new opportunity? I always feel the change of seasons is a reminder of the cycle of nature and I look to wildlife to remind myself of the relative simplicity of life. I can choose to be seperate from it, or I can choose to see myself as just another animal. I take comfort and pleasure in changing my routines according to the change of season.
4. What is something that you probably should accomplish but won’t this season?
I need to get ahead on my writing my book while my Autumn teaching load is light but I suspect, based on my inability to organise myself into a good working routine these last few weeks, that it's just not going to happen. I feel quite stressed about that. Autumn term is always the hardest because of the dark nights and the arrangement of marking, so I really struggle to pull myself into better routines at this time of year - which is frustrating because academic years require you to get it together in September.
5. What is the most enjoyable part of the oncoming season for you?
Stomping and crunching through fallen leaves (I always go out of my way to walk through piles of leaves). The smell of Autumn mornings when it's going to be dry and bright. Having my face be cool (not cold) and my body cosy in my autumn coat. Seeing squirrels cashing food. Robins being seemingly everywhere. The storms coming in over the sea.
thefridayfive 1. Do you have the urge to do a Fall/Spring cleaning as soon as the weather turns?
Yes! I live in a studio flat so can always see my bed, so I take the sheets as an element of decoration within the flat. One of the thing I do in Autumn/Spring* is put the summer/winter* sheets away and get out the summer/winter* sheets out. When I do this, I take the opportunity to clean the inside of the windows, clean under the sofa and drawers, generally get everything as fresh as possible.
[*delete as appropriate. Spring/summer sheets are light and soft in colour, autumn/winter sheets are rich and deep in colour]
2.What tells you that the season (a certain smell, a certain taste, that sort of thing) has changed?
Petrichor at the beginning of autumn is always that "things are changing" moment. In Brighton the seasons are well defined; there is a different quality of light in Autumn and Spring. The wind starts to get up towards the end of September and you get these huge gusts coming off the sea, through bright crisp days. In Spring its when the birds start singing that I know Winter has been defeated once again, and that cautious sort of light you get in the afternoons as the day starts lengthening. We only get the truly spectacular sunsets at the change of seasons, that's always another clue - when the sky goes on fire and the streets are filled with people grinding to a halt through their commute and photographing it.
3.What do you look forward to the most with the change of seasons?
A sense of new opportunity? I always feel the change of seasons is a reminder of the cycle of nature and I look to wildlife to remind myself of the relative simplicity of life. I can choose to be seperate from it, or I can choose to see myself as just another animal. I take comfort and pleasure in changing my routines according to the change of season.
4. What is something that you probably should accomplish but won’t this season?
I need to get ahead on my writing my book while my Autumn teaching load is light but I suspect, based on my inability to organise myself into a good working routine these last few weeks, that it's just not going to happen. I feel quite stressed about that. Autumn term is always the hardest because of the dark nights and the arrangement of marking, so I really struggle to pull myself into better routines at this time of year - which is frustrating because academic years require you to get it together in September.
5. What is the most enjoyable part of the oncoming season for you?
Stomping and crunching through fallen leaves (I always go out of my way to walk through piles of leaves). The smell of Autumn mornings when it's going to be dry and bright. Having my face be cool (not cold) and my body cosy in my autumn coat. Seeing squirrels cashing food. Robins being seemingly everywhere. The storms coming in over the sea.