The first signs of fall already in the air

[donttread]

An odd falling leaf, 48 degree night last night, an occasional high that doesn't hit 70 and of course the pace of days shortening has started to hasten.
For my friend in Florida, although the temps are vastly different the implications are different too. For them, sure they'll miss the daylight but they will not miss the daily sauna that is summer in Florida.
For us , despite actually enjoying the early fall and being ready for some football, it means that snow and ice and below zero temps, heating bills and shoveling are on the way. It gets tougher every year but we have no choice for a couple more years.

So what about you what do the early signs of fall mean to you?

[Peter1469]

We were in the upper 60s this weekend and into today. Perfect global warming.

[Mini Me]

Not here in Cal. Its hotter than Hell! Over 100 everyday! No Delta breeze at all!

And the FIRE HAZARD is really high!

[Helena]

It was significantly cooler the past two days. A definite chill in the air. Last year I lamented the fact that I didn't see or hear geese traveling south. This morning I saw and heard them. It was a thrill again.

Everyone is getting excited! Who doesn't love Autumn?

[Peter1469]

It was significantly cooler the past two days. A definite chill in the air. Last year I lamented the fact that I didn't see or hear geese traveling south. This morning I saw and heard them. It was a thrill again.

Everyone is getting excited! Who doesn't love Autumn?
I find something to like about each season.

[Helena]

Sweater weather, Cozy hoodies, caramel apples, apple dumplings... burning leaves.

I can smell it in the air. It's coming!!

[Helena]

I find something to like about each season.

I could do without Spring and Summer. .. Or at least so much of them. If I got a good hot day with a nice cool root beer float, that would do it for Summer. Move along now. Spring just means Summer is coming. Bleh.

[FindersKeepers]

An odd falling leaf, 48 degree night last night, an occasional high that doesn't hit 70 and of course the pace of days shortening has started to hasten.
For my friend in Florida, although the temps are vastly different the implications are different too. For them, sure they'll miss the daylight but they will not miss the daily sauna that is summer in Florida.
For us , despite actually enjoying the early fall and being ready for some football, it means that snow and ice and below zero temps, heating bills and shoveling are on the way. It gets tougher every year but we have no choice for a couple more years.

So what about you what do the early signs of fall mean to you?

Fall is my favorite time of year, and like you, the shorter days are already signalling its arrival. I walk my dogs just before dawn most days so we can watch the sunrise overlooking the Smoky Valley (Kansas), and I've been leaving later and later. The temps are moderating downward a bit as well. July brought us triple digits but August has been mostly lower 90s and now, mid- and lower-80s.

I love the colors of fall and the softness of the Autumn air. I love the sound of leaves rustling and the thought of snuggling beneath a feather comforter when the temps turn chilly. Not a football fan, so you'll have to enjoy that one yourself, but fall brings with it a feeling of family and togetherness.

Wait -- what's the matter with me? Family and togetherness always erupts into trouble.

[donttread]

We were in the upper 60s this weekend and into today. Perfect global warming.

LOL. |Well said.

[Just AnotherPerson]

I have been noticing it too. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love love love fall.

[donttread]

Not here in Cal. Its hotter than Hell! Over 100 everyday! No Delta breeze at all!

And the FIRE HAZARD is really high!


Fire hazard ?Hell Spontaneuos Human Combustion comes to mind!

[Just AnotherPerson]

I usually notice fall is coming because there is a shift in the air. The intensity of the heat changes. The sun feels different. I noticed it a few weeks ago.

[Dr. Who]

I like late summer/early fall, before the rains come. A bit of a nip in the air in the morning but comfortable in the afternoon and cool enough at night that you don't need air conditioning.

[donttread]

Fall is my favorite time of year, and like you, the shorter days are already signalling its arrival. I walk my dogs just before dawn most days so we can watch the sunrise overlooking the Smoky Valley (Kansas), and I've been leaving later and later. The temps are moderating downward a bit as well. July brought us triple digits but August has been mostly lower 90s and now, mid- and lower-80s.

I love the colors of fall and the softness of the Autumn air. I love the sound of leaves rustling and the thought of snuggling beneath a feather comforter when the temps turn chilly. Not a football fan, so you'll have to enjoy that one yourself, but fall brings with it a feeling of family and togetherness.

Wait -- what's the matter with me? Family and togetherness always erupts into trouble.


We do get some beautiful fall colors here, the bus tours will begin late next month.

[Dr. Who]

We do get some beautiful fall colors here, the bus tours will begin late next month.

It's nice to have seasons. There is something to love about all of them.

[EvilCat Breath]

I am in southern California. This has been the coolest summer in my memory. Late August and early September are usually very warm. Not this year. Naturally there's no fall bite in the air.

[FindersKeepers]

I have been noticing it too. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love love love fall.

There's just something about the feeling it invokes, right?

[Common]

An odd falling leaf, 48 degree night last night, an occasional high that doesn't hit 70 and of course the pace of days shortening has started to hasten.
For my friend in Florida, although the temps are vastly different the implications are different too. For them, sure they'll miss the daylight but they will not miss the daily sauna that is summer in Florida.
For us , despite actually enjoying the early fall and being ready for some football, it means that snow and ice and below zero temps, heating bills and shoveling are on the way. It gets tougher every year but we have no choice for a couple more years.

So what about you what do the early signs of fall mean to you?

There is a very short fall here, it will be summer until nov, then what they call winter here for 2 mths where its mostly over 70 during the day, we get a few days in the 40s and rarely into the 30, then its spring and thats one reason why florida has almost 20 million people and growing

[donttread]

It's nice to have seasons. There is something to love about all of them.


Well there used to be. LOL

[donttread]

There's just something about the feeling it invokes, right?

I'm a believer in the hibernation response. Fall is full of energy to get ready, spring is full of energy to come awake again and then summer is mostly... gone.

[Just AnotherPerson]

There's just something about the feeling it invokes, right?


Yes for sure. I know for me it really comes from my childhood memories of fall. They are the most warm memories. That cool crisp in the air. Wearing that cozy sweater. Seeing the warm beautiful colors everywhere. The way the leaves fall so slowly dancing toward the earth. They are really magical memories.

As a child seasons seemed to last a lifetime. That season was all there was. You weren't thinking oh no winter is coming. No you were just experiencing the moment as it is in its totality. That is the beauty of the heart of a child. Then as we grow older we start to distinguish them as seasons. At my age they seem so fleeting. I don't even dread summer anymore because I know it wont last. Nothing stays the same, and it goes by so fast.

But to this day fall is my favorite season. It is colored by the most precious memories. I thoroughly enjoy it with my whole being. Going on fall walks are precious. On my birthday that is usually what I request as my gift. I don't want stuff, lets go pick up fall leaves and go on a walk somewhere. I want to play, I want to see the beauty of this world we live in, and enjoy the beauty of transformation.

To me that is what fall really evokes is the thought of impermanence and the magnificent beauty of it, if we just have the eyes to see it. The trees do not shed tears when its time for their leaves to fall. Instead they celebrate in the most magnificent way. They glow with such a brilliance, and we all get to share in the beauty of their transformation. When those leaves fall, they will become the nutrients that feed the tree next year. They will be back. Nothing ever really goes away. It is in constant transformation from one form to another. It is quite beautiful.

Here is a poem I wrote about a week ago.

A cold chill in the air
Mother has bundled me all up
Holding Mom's hand we walk
I stop often picking up a leaf
I kick them and play as I walk
Splendid is the season
Fall brings so many memories
The smells
The vivid colors
The world is bathed in a glow
The heart soars

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[FindersKeepers]

Yes for sure. I know for me it really comes from my childhood memories of fall. They are the most warm memories. That cool crisp in the air. Wearing that cozy sweater. Seeing the warm beautiful colors everywhere. The way the leaves fall so slowly dancing toward the earth. They are really magical memories.

As a child seasons seemed to last a lifetime. That season was all there was. You weren't thinking oh no winter is coming. No you were just experiencing the moment as it is in its totality. That is the beauty of the heart of a child. Then as we grow older we start to distinguish them as seasons. At my age they seem so fleeting. I don't even dread summer anymore because I know it wont last. Nothing stays the same, and it goes by so fast.

But to this day fall is my favorite season. It is colored by the most precious memories. I thoroughly enjoy it with my whole being. Going on fall walks are precious. On my birthday that is usually what I request as my gift. I don't want stuff, lets go pick up fall leaves and go on a walk somewhere. I want to play, I want to see the beauty of this world we live in, and enjoy the beauty of transformation.

To me that is what fall really evokes is the thought of impermanence and the magnificent beauty of it, if we just have the eyes to see it. The trees do not shed tears when its time for their leaves to fall. Instead they celebrate in the most magnificent way. They glow with such a brilliance, and we all get to share in the beauty of their transformation. When those leaves fall, they will become the nutrients that feed the tree next year. They will be back. Nothing ever really goes away. It is in constant transformation from one form to another. It is quite beautiful.

Here is a poem I wrote about a week ago.

A cold chill in the air
Mother has bundled me all up
Holding Mom's hand we walk
I stop often picking up a leaf
I kick them and play as I walk
Splendid is the season
Fall brings so many memories
The smells
The vivid colors
The world is bathed in a glow
The heart soars

26679


What a beautiful poem! Thanks for sharing it!

You've captured the very essence of the lure of autumn and the emotions it brings. I love it!

[Rooster]

An odd falling leaf, 48 degree night last night, an occasional high that doesn't hit 70 and of course the pace of days shortening has started to hasten.
For my friend in Florida, although the temps are vastly different the implications are different too. For them, sure they'll miss the daylight but they will not miss the daily sauna that is summer in Florida.
For us , despite actually enjoying the early fall and being ready for some football, it means that snow and ice and below zero temps, heating bills and shoveling are on the way. It gets tougher every year but we have no choice for a couple more years.


So what about you what do the early signs of fall mean to you?

I'm a Frloridian and we look at fall as the harbinger of a blessed event. You had it right.

[hanger4]

Fall for me, college football, a little local HS football, finish my winter firewood supply, a couple Saturday dates at a very large flea market, have about 18 pieces I've made to sell. Also this fall (cooler weather) a new roof on ye ol house.

Fall, cooler weather, different chores. :thumbsup:

[Peter1469]

We have already had several morning in the 60s. Last year this time was the hottest of last year's summer.