Tiny Autumn in SoCal 小さい秋みつけた

Autumn has arrived in SoCal, but it still looks like this outside. Since I was born in Japan and grew up in New York where they had distinctive four seasons I have not still gotten used to this SoCal climate yet.

秋と言えども、いつもこんな感じです、南カリフォルニアは。
生まれた場所、日本にも、育った場所ニューヨークにも
はっきりとした四季があったので、未だに四季が無い
生活は、なんだか不思議です。

About two weeks ago the lovely pumpkins began lining up at the stores, and it makes me feel a bit relieved to know that the fall is here, too. The stores have started selling the Halloween items, and some of them already are selling the Christmas stuff! I could not believe it.
We live in a society that wants you to live fast and think ahead constantly. Wouldn't be nice if we could slow down a bit, live for the "now" and just take a slow and deep breath? It is autumn, after all :)

２週間前くらいから、マーケットにパンプキンが並び始め
ました。これで、ちょっぴり、ほっ。秋を感じます。
お店はハローウイーンのアイテムがいっぱい。中には
もうクリスマスグッズを販売しているところもあり、
「ちょ、ちょっと待ってえ～！」と叫びそう。

いつも早足の世の中、、。秋くらい、「今」に生き、ゆっくり静かに
深呼吸したいものです。笑