On the calendar, it is still weeks away, and in the weather forecast, it is hard to tell some days, but in so many ways, winter is upon us.
In the sky that darkens at 4:30, making for a sometimes endless night, winter is upon us.
In the distance from both summer memories and summer plans, winter is upon us.
In the excitement about end-of-year festivities and the dread about end-of-year bills, winter is upon us.
In the boots and coats and scarves and gloves that have replaced scooters and baseball equipment in our front hall, winter is upon us.
In the decreasing supply of outdoor fruit vendors, and therefore, easy-to-buy bananas, winter is upon us.
In the ending of one vacation and the beginning discussion of the next, winter is upon us.
In the fleece and the wool that doesn't fit in the drawers nearly as well as the t-shirts and the bathing suits, winter is upon us.
In the reviewing of photos representative of a year and worthy of a holiday card, winter is upon us.
In the birthdays that have come up again, as if it wasn't a whole year ago the last time, winter is upon us.
In the cold that makes us want to stay in that has replaced the heat and humidity that--hey, that made us want to stay in too!--winter is upon us.
Soon, we will be immersed in all that winter has to offer, and perhaps we will think of and long for nothing else. Sometimes, it's just the transitions that are hard, and for those, there's no way to get through except to get through. So for now, it's just about getting through. Because winter is upon us.
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