
31/08/2025
FAREWELL TO SUMMER
The little baby coots have grown up and left the lake I used to walk around, taking away the liveliness and brightness of summer. I feel a sense of sadness about this change, but that’s okay, there’s no need to always be positive. Each summer-to-autumn transition brings me a bit of grief, yet I celebrate the wonderful moments summer has given me: the vast blue sea and sky, midnight walks in the moonlight, reading by candlelight, early morning strolls accompanied by birds, ripe peaches and melons, the sounds of crickets, music festivals in the forest, bamboo lanterns sinking into the night, the ringing of church bells, storks perched on lampposts, sour cherry beers, and tropical lip balm!