As the heat of the summer fades away, I long for the north wind to find me. The days are long but fading, and the stars are beginning to seep through the twilight. Leaves begin to lose their tinges of green and turn to colors of the rainbow. Flip flops are to be replaced with fur lined boots and ice tea with warm coco. The nights will become longer and rest much sweeter. The days labors will not be so long. I will once again get to sit quietly by a fire wrapped in a blanket and the arms of someone I love. Through a large window, I will peer into the heavens and count the stars as they dance quietly as I fall into warm dreams. All things will quietly settle down and the world will take on the appearance of rest when winter comes.