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| Spectacular fall foliage of Central Park |
It's the first week of November, which means Halloween just passed, Thanksgiving is only couple of weeks away, the leaves are changing color(if they haven't already), there is a crispness in the air, football season is in full swing, , Starbucks has its pumpkin flavored and other holiday blend coffees and here I am, stuck in India unable to enjoy any of the above. For those of you who know me well, know that Fall is my favorite season. It all started back in college when the Inter-IIT(kind of an inter collegiate) and Inter-Hostel practices used to begin for Hockey and Track. Breaking a sweat in the slightly chilly air used to give me an inexplicable pleasure. Though there was not much of a visible fall foliage in New Delhi, it was sure lovely none the less.
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| Brady scrambling for a first down vs Dolphins |
New York is a quite different. The change in the color of the leaves is very much noticeable and the transition from summer to winter over a period of 3 months is the best period of the year in my opinion. Living in The Big Apple for the past 8 fall season, I got to experience a bunch of different things. Of course NYC has to offer something or the other in every season, but fall was particularly special at least for me because of the factors mentioned before. While in India, Diwali used to be my favorite holiday, because I got to burst some fireworks and eat delicious food. After moving to US, Thanksgiving became my favorite holiday because of its food, football, friends and not to mention the "deals" that retailers offer. Though not every year, there have been times when I(with the help of friends) made "traditional" Thanksgiving dinner , while watching football. And this favorite holiday of mine occurring in the fall only made me love the season more.
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| Skaters enjoying the free entry pond at Bryant Park. Courtesy of CITI. |
As Thanksgiving passes by taking all the leaves with it and the month of December arrives bringing occasional snow, it's time to bring out the heavy jackets and blades and go ice skating on "The Pond" at Bryant Park. It's also the time to put the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center and the time for winter shops all over NYC. As the weather gets colder everyday, I like to take a stroll down Fifth Ave. in a sweater and just a fall jacket, with a Cappuccino in my hand, checking out the holiday shoppers and enjoying the back end of the season that is so dear to me.
They say that in any relationship there comes a time when the members in the relationship take each other for granted and the love for one another declines and this usually happens around the seven year mark, hence the phrase Seven Year Itch. It has been EIGHT years that I have been with you and been enjoying your company, but I still love you as much or maybe even more than I did, when I first fell for you in 2005, the Autumn of New York. And this year I am missing you very dearly. Hoping to see you soon My Love. :)
