As Summer Goes And Winter Comes
As summer goes and winter comes
I went for a walk on Alki Beach yesterday. It was cold and windy and the beach empty. Just the cold wind and the ocean were my accompanists.
On the beach were the remains of fire pits with their charred and soggy remains of firewood: telling stories of warm summer nights and parties. The restaurants were empty with hopeful servers staring out of the window, waiting for the next summer. Alki beach, a place which in summer is normally filled with thousands of people spending their leisure time, becomes an almost empty ghost town, and is filled with an odd silence with the arrival of winter. Only imagination and memories are the witnesses to its bygone spectacles.
The days are getting shorter and darker, and it has almost something mystical. The nights are cold, and starry, and warm, and inviting lights shining through windows welcome thoughts of cozy and warm fireplaces.
People are getting rid of their summer clothes, and storing them in boxes:......
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