The Last Gasp of Summer

Peter: 13th Oct 2005 - 13:38 GMT

beautiful! we had a lovely indian summer too, but now its all dissolved into cold, ceaseless autumn rains. i hope the tomatoes were growing on our fire escape have a chance to ripen before the frost comes, which will surely be sooner than later. ahh, winter.

joey: 14th Oct 2005 - 01:49 GMT

come out west folks; it's still 'summer' around here.
photo from uc santa cruz
porter college driveway

jack: 14th Oct 2005 - 23:42 GMT

summer, you old indian summer, your the tear that comes after june times laughter, you see so many dreams that dont come true, dreams we planted when summer time was new. you are here to watch over a heart that's been broken, by some words that somebody, said, were spoken.

sarkar: 15th Oct 2005 - 22:40 GMT

But what about the origin of the term "Indian summer" itself?

Although many parts of the United States have spells of such weather, the most common and exemplary episodes of Indian summer occur in the region where the term first appeared, in records written during the Revolutionary War: the Mid-Atlantic states and the Ohio Valley. Indian summer in this region is generally caused by high-pressure systems that frequently stall near West Virginia at this time of year.

joey: 15th Oct 2005 - 22:41 GMT

wow. i just noticed that the trees in the bottom photo are 'caged'.