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feeling that I've got to get at things around the house and the yard. I also get a definite combination of slight melancholy at the first sight of leaves starting to turn, and a bit of an eery feeling about the approach of fall and winter.
Something about it feels very primal, as though a deeper part of me is aware that the more difficult time of year is not far off. And, as you hinted, this is even stronger when those near and dear are facing the obstacles of age, illness and the current national state.