Nostalgia: Fleeting as Fall or Constant Companion?

Last Sunday, it felt like Fall for the first time this season. Leaves splayed across pavement, shiny silver skies draping over our heads, chilly wind whipping through the Farmer's Market stands. Intermittent episodes of light rain freckling our clothes. A comforting reminder of childhood days in small town Pennsylvania, jumping into leaf piles at the end of each neighbor's sidewalk (to their horror, I'm sure). In the company of a best friend, it was one of the best days of 2010 for me, because I felt all of the following sensations individually and at once: at peace, free, connected, content, energized, nostalgic, alive

Pics taken right outside of my apartment community, adjacent to the bustling Farmer's Market

I wish I could bottle up days like these and take a sip whenever things are weighing down on me. Probably for the better I can't, I'd undoubtedly become a Fall alcoholic.

Emo-tastic mood fueled by Laura Veirs, Stars, Simon Wilcox, and other various artists from Pandora's Metric station