A funny autumn

The trees have changed color and are stripping themselves to be better reborn in spring. The leaves are gradually falling. We find them in all forms. They form a pretty multicolored flowerbed in the gardens. Some are still quite green: fir green or granny apple green, while others are turning yellow or brown. Others finally turn orange, cherry red or tomato. All are decorated in a variety of shades, it is a feast for the eyes.

The wind creeps in and the cold returns. The time has come to put on our coats, down jackets and scarves.

The fireside evenings season is on. The days will be shorter but it can be an opportunity to share good times with your family at home. The warmth and the beauty of the flames which oscillate in the chimneys restore balm to the heart.

In the forest we will have the pleasure of listening to the pretty deer’s slab, powerful and hoarse. Migratory birds have left for other horizons while awaiting the return of sunny days.

It’s summer is well and truly over …

Autumn is also marked by the return of the invisible enemy. This traitor doesn’t even have the balls to show himself. It’s a delusion to think he’s gone. He’s always been there. In fact, summer was just a little bit of a break when we went on vacation, watched the economy breathe. I of course want to talk about the coronavirus.

This monster, who rotted our spring, who terrified us and nailed us to our homes. Him, who put muzzles on us and who keeps us on a leash by depriving us of our freedoms. He takes us for grains of dust, jumps on us as soon as our backs are turned. All the constraints it imposes on us prevent us from living, from visiting our loved ones. This damn virus has forced loneliness on us. We have experienced social isolation through confinement. Because of him, every minute we spend outside is counted. We have to watch our watches so as not to be fined.

THANK YOU to our caregivers for their courage and dedication.

Like soldiers going to the front, our health professionals fought body and soul to save us. The constant increase in intensive care patient admissions puts them in further embarrassment and difficulty every day. They risk their lives on a daily basis and lack the means. Some will work with fear in their stomachs but they go for it. Today we all have to fight. Take care of ourselves and others. We have to make some sacrifices but we will win this war!