Sometimes You Should Indulge and Feed the Squirrels

A picture-perfect day at the end of six months of heat means it’s time for outdoor celebrations and breaking some rules

Photograph by the author

Today was perfect — seventy degrees, a gentle northeast breeze, sunny, and low humidity — the first actual fall day in Florida. The prior six months were slight variations of oppressive heat, humidity, and rain. There was no way I could stay inside. I dusted…