Fall has been slow to arrive this year. Through last week the daytime Fahrenheit temperatures in the Mid South were still well into the 80s. It was nice in a way, but in another way it didn't feel quite right for the beginning of November.
Some cooler weather finally moved in over the weekend--the kind that makes you want to put on a sweater or even a jacket between 5 PM and 9 AM or thereabouts.
It's always with a sigh of resignation that I start pulling out more clothes to wear in the boat. Soon wetsuit pants and a paddle jacket and a variety of layering garments will be part of my everyday gear, and I'll yearn for those carefree days when I could head out the door with nothing on but a pair of swim trunks and a short-sleeve shirt.
But winter isn't here just yet. Yesterday I decided it was cool enough for a long-sleeve shirt, but I stubbornly stuck to wearing shorts. And it turned out I felt just fine in the boat.
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