This is not a philosophical post! It is merely a marker of the changing seasons.
Most of my opportunities for photography are when I'm travelling for work. That's not to say that there aren't things to photograph when I'm at home, but if I'm not travelling I prefer to actually BE at home. Summer is prime time photography because I can arrive at work at a reasonable hour, put in a good day's work, and still expect to have sunlight when I walk out the door. Showing up to work early will buy me another month or so of decent snapshots after work, but by the time the fall colors are in full swing, golden hour is half spent by the time I can get outside.
Soon it will be time to shift back to indoor hobbies in my off hours.