Cooling off period

Just to be sure, I’ve waited several weeks, but now it seems safe to assume that winter has arrived here in the Sonora. Some of the signs:

• I’ve taken to wearing socks.

• My shirt is no longer a clammy layer between my back and the recliner.

• I only run one fan, maybe two, and just in the afternoon.

• Breakfast is finished before the sun comes up.

• I can get a drink of cool water—right from the tap.

• I haven’t used my furnace, but I do wear a hoodie at night.

• I’ve already closed my window at night twice in the past three weeks.

• I keep a jacket handy if I go out at night.

• Going out in daylight is pleasant no matter what the hour.

• Sometimes I cook a meal on the stove in the middle of the afternoon.

• A hot cup of coffee seems just the thing early in the morning.

• The RV park is filling up.

Yup, I'm thinkin' summer's over here in the Old Pueblo.

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