TIME to get the FLOCK out of here

This afternoon is bright and sunny and 64 degrees.  Riding along on my scooter at 20 miles per hour required the addition of an undershirt under my regular shirt. Next week I would have to add a light jacket, and so on into the fall.  Some days will be warm and others will be cold and rainy.  The Sun will set earlier and those of us with Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D) will start to get grumpier.  It's time to think "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" and head back south where Summer in HELL is over and our best climate awaits. Jimmy Buffett sings about the laid back ways of warmer climes but the average mid-70s and casual nature of Nantucket can't be beat. The Kitty and I were saying last night how we wish we could bottle some of this to take back home with us.  There are NO traffic lights on Nantucket and the average speed on the roads is 20 mph. Nobody blows his horn if you daydream at an intersection and on the narrow roads where only one car can pass at a time, courtesy prevails. The dress code is non-existent but somehow the Kitty always looks great.  I am in jeans or shorts except if there is a dinner at a country club, then I dress it all the way up to chinos.

As the old saying goes..."The only Zen you find at the top of a mountain is the Zen you bring there." The wonderful weather and relaxed atmosphere of this island certainly promote a healthy and outdoor lifestyle, relaxation, and being in the NOW.  I'm sure hope we can keep this up on our return for the Fall and Spring in Florida. As for the brief Florida winter, maybe we can take advantage of Miami's extra 10 degrees of warmth. It is amazing how ones mood can depend so much on Mother Nature.  We can fight it, or go with the flow and follow the Sun, like Canada Geese.  We'll come back up here into the cold a couple of times, for Christmas Stroll and Daffodil Festival but for reasons other than the weather, more in spite of it.  And my scooter, named the Ducky, or the Banana because of its bright yellow color, will probably hibernate on a trickle battery charger in the garage until Spring.