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FALL


This time of year I always get a passing tinge of melancholy. It can be from seeing the first turning leaves, watching as they float to the ground. The quality of light is different. That first early morning when the temperature drops to a single digit. Even on a bright, warm, fall day we sense that it is not for long. How often do you hear around Halifax, ‘we get some nice weather in the fall…yes, but it’s not summer. ‘The layers of clothing go on .This time of year we are forced back inside more and more as we lose the evening light.


The sight of young people going off to school. Not really wishing I was joining them but it just brings back memories about the mixed feelings of anticipation and being anxious about what a new school year would bring. I wasn’t as enthusiastic as one young couple I overheard at a coffee shop recently. A few weeks before school started they both remarked how they were really looking forward to the start of their second year at university. Excited and school are not two words you usually hear in the same sentence from young people.


The fall eases us gently into that inevitable season that follows. It’s a time of year I am grateful to live in a place that has very distinct seasons. The adjustment is a little easier to the Maritime winter. It’s also the season when, the harvest is at its peak and the tables are overflowing down at the Seaport Farmer’s Market. If you haven’t been, it is worth a visit. Even if I don’t buy anything, I feel healthier just being amongst the live, colourful, unprocessed food.


This issue marks the 16th anniversary of publishing The Source. Thank you to all the readers and advertisers who have supported the publication over the years.