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Seasons

The warmth of the summer seeps into the skin like no other time. It's as though the sun can finally see clearly after months waiting. Everyone leaves their house with a smile and reeking of sunscreen. Little girls on the corner selling mouth watering, ice cold lemonade. But, best of all school is no where to be seen. The shift from summer to fall is subtle at first. Air drops a degree at a time until it's a delicious mix of not hot but not really cold. One by one, leaves begin to turn crisp and fall, fluttering vibrant shades of oranges and reds and yellows. Thanksgiving, reminding us all we have to be grateful for and of the magical winter nights to come. The temperature sinks those last few degrees into winter. Days become more rushed to get everything done as the nights start to come in earlier. The first snowflake lands on the ground. It instantly melts and as time goes on, they stick and clump until there's enough to make snowmen and angels and snowba...