23 September 2015

Last-day-of-summer Coke bottles on the first day of fall



Fall arrived in Florence this morning (10:22 to be exact). And somehow the rain clouds must have known how aptly their presence would underscore the transition from one season to the next.

It was hard to imagine that my daughter & I were sipping ice-cold Cokes in the sunshine yesterday. Though tonic water is the only soda I usually drink, I do love those classic glass bottles with the irresistible "embossed" text, and buying a six-pack has become a bit of an annual tradition. Funny how just a few sips every once in a while can transport me back to the days of swing sets & bicycles...

When I spotted the empty bottles earlier today I was inspired to photograph this symbol of summer juxtaposed against the autumn-gray sky. And soafter an unexpectedly/unanticipatedly long absenceI return once again to Blogland.

As autumn routines resume, I hope to begin doing the rounds—saying hello & catching up on some of what I have missed these last several months. In the meanwhile, Happy Equinox to all of you :)

8 comments:

  1. Hi Lisa,
    Welcome back to blogland!
    Hope you enjoy autumn as much as I will enjoy spring down here.
    Love!

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    1. Thanks, Vera...lucky you, with spring still ahead - enjoy! x x
      - Lisa

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  2. Welcome to your Fall, the end of your summer and the approach to ours. Welcome back to you too Lisa! I also ahve been blogging fairly infrequently and am now back in 'blogland' and looking forward to the approach of summer. I am always more a fan of autumn though with the remains of summer warmth. Our summer skies seem enticing but the temperatures feel far more like winter still. LOVE the photographs of the coke bottles - especially against the grey skies though seeing the embossed bottles takes me right into the bluesphere with echoes of summer heat and perspiration. x

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    1. Hello again, Susan ~ It does seem a natural part of the ebb & flow of blogging to take a break at times... I will pop over to Trace Marks soon, as I imagine you have likely blogged more recently than I (!), even if not so much lately. I do hope your longer days will be happy & inspiring...
      - Lisa

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  3. Lovely photo Lisa - and welcome back! Hope your Fall is a delightful soft drift...

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    1. Thank you, Fiona. And for "a delightful soft drift" - lovely! Rather like the clouds today, which flew through so quickly, giving us blue sky at times, leaving us with gray at others...and everything in between...
      I'm looking forward to spending some time at PaperPonderings again shortly! I hope all has been well...
      - Lisa

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  4. Welcome back. I am sorting files and a new computer;i think I've restored your book mark...

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    1. Thanks, Diane! And enjoy your new computer...it must feel great to sort out files : )
      - Lisa

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