In the evening the atmosphere on my street changes. It goes from everyday business of getting to school, work and the store to a more family friendly atmosphere. Across the street from my apartment there is a little park where people go to gather and sit on one of the many benches and mingle. Tonight I walked through the park and around the street and enjoyed the cool fall evening. The parents are out walking their babies in strollers, kids are playing on one of the many playgrounds, a group of boys have a game of soccer going.
As you walk past the apartments you'll see old ladies wearing coats and head scarfs sitting outside the entrances of the buildings on benches talking and watching the world go by. Some sit with stoneless faces until a mom and her baby pass, then their face lights up and they begin talking to them. Old men sit and talk and argue about different things. Dogs bark and run and children chase after them.
The sound of children playing fills the air. The train rumbles by just beyond a set of apartments. People come and go on the buses and the faint sound of car horns is in the distance. The weather is changing and fall is here. The trees are changing colors, the temperature is dropping, children are bundled up in coats and hats and slowly but surely dogs are beginning to wear jackets.
