The Matsutake mushrooms, along with the perfect apples, arrived in the produce dept at the local Mitsu-wa. So, even though it's supposed to be 94F today, as far as that indicator is concerned, it's autumn, go deal.
The mushrooms are a low, low $59/lb. That's down from $79/lb last year. Any shrink-wrapped seasonal produce with that sort of price, you're going to remember.
The California Sycamores I see from my office window agree with the produce section's pronouncement, as their leaves have started to turn a dusty grey-brown around the edges.
If you listen to Tom Skilling at WGN TV the jig is already up--Summer runs from June 1 to Sept 1, and we're now in meterological autumn. And if you live in the midwest, that can make a heck of a lot more sense--Chicago will lose 30F over the month of Sept.
Here? It will stay warm until the third week of October, at which point the first serious "storm" will come in and drop the high temperature from 80 to 65. Even so, you can fool yourself until Thanksgiving, at which point you'll notice you're wearing sweaters, the sky is a nasty grey, and you're going to work and coming back in the dark. And you'll wonder "what the heck happened?", and know if you want to see some protacted sunshine, you'd better get on the 101 and head 400 miles to LA. At least until the end of February, when the end of the dark/dark shows a point of light.
And oh yeah--hockey camp has opened....
Posted by lsefton at September 11, 2003 12:32 PM