The urge to transition from summer into fall is becoming intense. This is never a surprise given how much I prefer fall over summer but it’s surprising that I’m already thinking about it.
I typically make it to Labor Day before indoor decor transitions to pumpkins and plaids, woodsy aromas and piles of recipes for soups and baked goods. It’s normally late September before I pull out a few Halloween decorations and begin stockpiling mums, asters and pumpkins on the front porch like some sort of pumpkin spice emergency may lie ahead.
And yet, here we are.
We’ve recently had a couple of mornings that felt like fall. Low sixties with blue skies and a slight rustle in the trees feel refreshing enough to trick you into believing summer will be over soon.
I have already started a stack of movies, books and tv shows for fall and am thinking about recipes. I’ve been looking for some vintage amber glassware and am wishing I had planted some pumpkins. How fun would it be to have your own backyard pumpkin patch?
I always say that half the fun is in the planning and anticipation. I suppose this will give me plenty of time to be ready!!
Fall is my favourite time of the year. Now that you mention it, I can’t help but think of it too. I’m actually drinking a cup of pumpkin chai at the moment.
Fabulous!!!!
Nooooo! Fall is the best season! And you will not change my opinion. 🙂
Soo…… I can jump right in and start dragging out the pumpkins and spice and everything nice in July? 🎃🍂🍁🥣🥾
You should! In fact, I think I’ll start a petition to force Starbucks to offer their Pumpkin Spice latte all year long. 😉
It might not be so special if you had it all year but I do think they could start it in June to help us all through the summer!
Fall camping is wonderful. I think the heat gets old fast!
It’s exhausting. I have been so tired for the last few weeks.
I struggle with autumn, as it means winter is coming. Growing up in South Bend, which in my day got SO much snow, 100 inches or more each year — I had many traumatic winter experiences. Calling those experiences traumatic came to me only today after reflecting on your article. It’s not trauma like an abusive partner or being a soldier at war, more like a 3 on the trauma 10 scale. But it’s enough that I still dread winter, and that blocks me from enjoying autumn. Yet somehow autumn is the season I’ve written the most about on my blog.
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Trauma can come in many forms. Sadly, I don’t live in a place that sees much snow. It’s mainly cold and I just take whatever snow I can get!
Your fall is my spring. It’s hard for me to enjoy spring because summer lurks just beyond the daffodils.
I am right there with you on fall being the best season of the year. Once I could disassociate fall from the start of a new school year, it has no competition from the other 3 seasons.
Yes! Fall gets a bad name because of school!
My favorite season! I love these colors everywhere 🧡🍂🤎
Mine too. I’m so excited fall is finally here!