Recently it has become cold here. Since the weekend temperatures have dropped a lot and are now even over the day close around 0°C. This morning we had frost outside and on Sunday we had even the very first taste of snow for a few hours until weak sun actually archived to melt it away again.

Honestly I would not need the cold season anymore. As I child I had lots of fun playing out in the snow, but today I see it widely as a hassle. Who does need to shovel snow and bying winter tyres really?

Since I know there are places in world now having sommer I’m more and more falling in love with the idea to look for some 2nd place to be during these time of the year. Closing down things here and heading off to a 2nd summer each year seems to be a more than tempting idea!

Guess I should work harder on making it a reality and real option soon …

switching my cars to winter tires usually  is one of the last tasks to do for me in a long list of activities preparing my stuff for the coming up winter season. Usually around mid or end of november when all the other things around the house are already done.

 Since two years it is even official law running on winter or all season tires at this time of the year and insurances often making their point about when being forced to cover damage. I’m not really having an issue with that. It was always was my thinking that using appropriate gear in every situation is the best thing preventing trouble. And so I’m using a 2nd set of tires for all my cars since ages.

Now this year it is different. Being lazy lately I more enjoyed the last sunny conditions whenever possible and still need to prepare all the backyard including the pond (brrrrrrrrrrr … I was sure I will regret it!). But since days now weather forcast is annoning cold conditions and even snow soon. So against all experiences I collected before, I gave the winter tires an early go this year and looking at the backyard  …. this weekend or never! In case snow comes really early this year, I guess nature has to help itself then.

I’m anyway no big fan of winter season. Sure, for a few days and with clear and sunny conditions snow can be something nice.
But given a chance I would immediately swap my winter with the summer of someone else. Any takers?!

Even it was forecasted different this weekend was a cloudy one. For the time of the year we have still warm and dry but with an overall cloudy sky and therefore missing sun far away from being one of those famous golden autumn weekends our region is famous for.

Keen to do, but not being sure it would work out without getting wet I decided against some bike trip and we did spend the saturday afternoon in town doing a bit of shopping and ended up in some cafe enjoying the world best giant cappucino I know.

Today also started with a lot of clouds and very foggy conditions which remained until half the afternoon. The first sun beam I got aware about I saw around 3pm and was the final reason to immediately leave the house and get a bit of fresh air during a walk.

Hopefully one of the next October weekends will be more sunny again for me being able to move Suzi one more time again. It will be anyway then one of the last chances to do so this year. 

As a child I didn’t like autumn. For me it was the first indicator for the soon coming up winter, while I deeply adored spring and summer with all the possibilities to stay outside and having fun with friends. Today I see for sure the attraction of this time of the year and just a few weeks ago we came back from New England. A region we for sure visited with the intention to enjoy the famous Indian Summer there.

But given a real chance …. Guess I would not hesitate to immediately heading over to the southern hemisphere of the world directly enjoying the next spring season there.

This weekend we had all the most beautiful autumn conditions. Two days sun pure.

Saturday when I did finally awake, I still felt tired. 
Certainly forced by getting to bed more than latley the two days before. Thursday is was for work and Friday because of being invited for dinner by a fellow who is about to retire actually. Nearly you can say that he is now about to enjoying the ‘Golden Autumn’ of his life!

But back to saturday! Feeling tired I first got up first around 11am, but looking out of the windows I was immediately was sure about this would become a day totally free from all duties. And directly after breakfast I went for Suzi, which I had again neglected for several weeks. Being aware she would show me! … I was happy about to hear the engine starting already after the third try and we had all the best and enjoyable ride through gorgeous looking autumn like colored forest.

Today now I move the second bike (the push bike) and again we had a beautiful day out in nature doing a lap through several smaller towns close by making it nearly up to 50km finally. Two sunny days, two sunny and enjoyable trips. Thats Tops!

Guess when I now would go for some convertible, I would have to send government some petition about to extent our weekends here with at least one more day! For me being able to move all ‘options’ during one weekend. roflmao

Now with my vacation nearly finished, it seems to be time to put together a few of my impressions.

The landscape here is really breathtaking. I like it a lot and have found quit a few places where I could imagine to live myself. The more rough scenery along the coast is rather nice and impressive. But the more I did like the White Mountains and the Green Mountains. Forest around … that is me! A nice lake surrounded by trees and a house close by the lake, That is what I would go for …

The people over here are rather nice and friendly! I’ve never had trouble and found quit a lot of exceptional friendly and helpful individuals. Getting in contact and even talking about the one or other more critical point like the coming up US Election was done easy and I enjoyed these dialogs a lot.

But … and that is not said with some bad intention …. People over here are different.

I can’t express it better. They are not wrong, not strange and not at least a bit of bad …. Just they are different.
Sometimes loud and the one or other time a bit superficial for my feelings. But never wrong!

Maybe too words now with less sense …. But truly! I liked my visit here and the things I have seen very much.