The New Closing Time

It's closing time, and it's not like in the old days.

Where I live in the Southern Tier of New York, the indoor farm markets used to close up (for the most part) on October 31.  Some of the markets that were also gift shops, or nurseries, would close on Christmas Eve and reopen sometime in April.

But that was then and...

Our two indoor farm markets (not our farmers market, which is open year round) have, in the past three or some years, been open in early to mid November.  One gets a lot of produce from southern Pennsylvania so they still have plenty to sell.  One is open only weekends in November, although they will also be open this Tuesday for last minute Thanksgiving produce shopping.

This year, both of them are closing the day before Thanksgiving.

One, the next day, is going to reopen as a holiday market (selling things like candles, teas, coffees, and little gift items) on Friday.

I will say the words for why:  Climate change.

Today it's bitter.  I exercise walked with my spouse right after noon and it was 43F (6.1C) with a brisk wind.  But yesterday, it got up to 63F (17.2C).

I think second summer is over.  And soon, some of these stores I shop at will be closed for the long, long winter.

I'll be waiting eagerly for April.