{"id":16495,"date":"2016-11-18T15:22:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=16495"},"modified":"2016-11-18T15:22:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T21:22:02","slug":"16495-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=16495","title":{"rendered":"Fall…Where are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boomer\u2019s Journal:<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

Oh Fall, Where Art Thou\"tom-amsel-pg-2jpg\"<\/a><\/h1>\n

By Tom Anselm<\/h4>\n

I was sweating last weekend. I had the opportunity to seize on<\/p>\n

a day when my grandsons didn\u2019t have at least one soccer game or baseball practice. So I hauled The Three Amigos, aka Pete, Patrick, and Johnny, to a lake behind our house and a par-three golf course for a little G-pa time. We got a grand total of zero bites and at least four tangles in five minutes, possibly a new world record, in our time at the water\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n

In fact, Bubba (Pat) had his line askew in the first 30 seconds. Petey managed to cast the top two pieces of his pole into the lake, falling to the ground laughing as he held the remaining bottom piece.<\/p>\n

And John snagged his rig right where I warned him not to cast. Thank goodness we weren\u2019t relying on our catch for lunch, which soon came with burgers and fries and ice cream.<\/p>\n

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Did a little better at the course, with all the boys kicking my butt and some rather heated competition on the last few holes. Success was achieved on the day when John said on the ride home\u2026 \u201cHey Grampa\u2026 we should do this every month And so we should.<\/p>\n

However, back to the first line. Sweating was the rule of the afternoon. And here we were in November. In fact, as I write this, the high last Wednesday was 83, a new record for the date. In November! So the operative question here is\u2026 where the H-E double-hockey-sticks is Fall?<\/p>\n

The trees this year begin with a few<\/p>\n

exceptional sweet gums and dogwoods, produced a lackluster brown hue. However, in Florissant within the past week, the orange and yellow hues were brighter, more traditional fall colors, but just later this year.<\/p>\n

But seldom did I see bursting-oranges or vibrant reds this season, if you can even call it that. By now, we would have had at least of couple of fires in the old fireplace, but as of last Wednesday, no luck. On the other hand, historically speaking, I recall some of our high<\/p>\n

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school homecoming games in good weather, and two of our daughter\u2019s mid-November weddings were graced with the loveliest of days. So maybe this is just the normal for the region.<\/p>\n

Honestly, though, I shouldn\u2019t complain.<\/p>\n

These moderate temps have made for<\/p>\n

some pleasant soccer-watching. Anyone who planned a wedding has had an unexpected gift, and even the opposite event, funeral visits to cemeteries, were blessed with easy sun and cooling shade as we laid to rest our loved ones.<\/p>\n

There may still be some time for more<\/p>\n

golf with the young-un\u2019s, even try to remedy our casting woes, snag a couple of fishies before the real cold sets in. I do not at all look forward to scraping windshields, slip-sliding icy roads, battling biting winds and stemming snotty noses\u2026 my own and others.<\/p>\n

One thing is certain, however.<\/p>\n

I guarantee we will have a roaring fire behind the hearth on Thanksgiving Day. Even if it hits 50.<\/p>\n

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