From loud to soft

During the summer- Americana Finnmark is a live, brightly colored, active community.

All the plants and trees are in bloom, people are walking about, playing tennis, enjoying the pool, sitting on their patios or balconies.

Then the Fall slowly moves in, the pool closes, trees lose their leaves and plants wither.

There are less people walking, the tennis courts are not so crowded, and
there is a slight nip in the air.

As Thanksgiving approaches, the green grass becomes covered with brown leaves, the pine trees shed their cones, the sound of birds become less, and the squirrels are less active.

Meanwhile as the weather gets colder, there are less people walking, less noise coming from the units, as windows are kept shut, and soon a quiet descends over the community.

It is not a bad quiet, it is sort of like the community is going in to hibernation-- there is still the Christmas party, still a few brave souls walking still some contact--

We should not lose touch with our neighbors during this time-- stay in touch, invite people over for a snack, or dinner, or perhaps a wine tasting or even a cheese party.

Stay in touch-- Write me in care of this blog- let the community know what you do during the winter.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

R. Mcknif