September I remember

For me, fall starts in September. School has started. Most county fairs have passed yet the weather is still nice where I live. There is a sense of newness and renewal.

In recent years, my sense of optimism and newness has been tempered with the rememberance of the attack on the United States on 9/11/2001. I lived in the State of New York at the time, but not in New York City. Many people said they lost a sense of innocence because of that event. I did not. Evidently, my sense of safety and innocence had been lost before 9/11.

September is perhaps my second favorite month behind May and I plan to enjoy every moment of it.