AUTUMN

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Might get up into the 80's today, unless it rains again.

This October has been a real green one-- but odd.  Cool nights, but warm days has confused most of the local trees.

It'll be like a few years ago-- sudden ice-storm forming on green leaves, breaking the backs of 100's of beautiful trees in the process...

[Swatopluk]

It was actually quite warm yesterday, although the atmosphere is generally autumny. I sweated a good deal despite wearing only a windbreaker.
I the next side streets the trees seem to have decided (absent strong winds) collectively to drop their leaves the night before yesterday. One day nothing, the next I am wading through them.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Leaves are the snowfall of autumn....

[anthrobabe]

I really don't want snow this winter--- especially not ice- I hate being stuck at work or worse the fire station; trying to sleep there is just nuts-way to busy 24/7.

Leaves are starting to really turn here they are lovely-- I was afraid that due to the heat this summer that many would just dump them and store that lovely glucose but it seems that many had a good recovery and are changing slowly.

[Swatopluk]

Since there was a bit of snow last year, I do not expect much this time around.

[Opsa]

They got about five inches of snow just west of here, and it wreaked havoc on the trees that still had leaves. Poor trees.

Today it's all melting, melting... like the wicked witch of the west!

[Opsa]

Ah, another year is past, and Autumn starts tomorrow in our hemisphere. The leaves are changing color around here and the nights and mornings have been noticeably cooler.

Last weekend we went to a local pick-your orchard run by some friends of ours and had caramel apples. Oh, there's nothing so celebrational autumnal as a golden delicious apple just loaded with hot caramel!

[Griffin NoName]

The dark nights are already closing in here. I hate it.

[Aggie]

I have pears, plums, two varieties of grapes, raspberries and cantaloupe ripe in the yard, and that's just the fruit.

The winter garden is in, and the little rows of seedlings are poking their chubby little brassica cotyledons above the soil.

[Sibling DavidH]

The dark nights are already closing in here. I hate it.

Me, too.  Yesterday was the Equinox.

[Opsa]

I like to think of it as better sleeping weather!

Wish I could say the same for my garden, Aggie. It has been neglected due to voracious mosquito activity in our area.

I hope to get back to it as soon as the chill deters the winged carnivores.

[Sibling DavidH]

I like to think of it as better sleeping weather!

In your case that's understandable, but over here we haven't really had a summer at all.  This year we have no nostalgic longings for kicking dead leaves and getting the fire-irons ready.

[Aggie]

I like to think of it as better sleeping weather!

Wish I could say the same for my garden, Aggie. It has been neglected due to voracious mosquito activity in our area.

I hope to get back to it as soon as the chill deters the winged carnivores.

'Twas the summer heat that kept me away; now that we are back to sub-30 daytime highs, I'm soaking up what's left of summer as much as possible.  I've been kayaking and swimming (briefly!) muchly, of late.

[Bluenose]

And of course, in southern climes, spring is well under way.  All my roses are sprouting, there is blossom on many trees in people's gardens, my #$%@^%&$% lawn is growing like crazy, practically have to mow it twice a week.  Even the "Summer frogs" as Mrs Blue calls them have started to call from our pond.  Even been able to go out during the day with just a short sleeved shirt on - much better!

[Aggie]

Making pear butter today, as the trees need picking out soon. I've so far kept up on the plums by eating each day's crop of windfalls.  Perfectly ripe!