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Autumnal Thoughts........
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See, I always ask the people who have moved to my neck of the woods from California, or down south what the heck compelled them to come here! If I lived where it was warm, I sure wouldn't wanna move up here. I'm stuck because of my stupid family lol
I tolerate snow at Christmas, for that whole 'holiday' business, adding ambiance and all that. It gets old fast though. I'd rather be outside mowing lawn on Christmas day, now that sounds good!
I tolerate snow at Christmas, for that whole 'holiday' business, adding ambiance and all that. It gets old fast though. I'd rather be outside mowing lawn on Christmas day, now that sounds good!
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People ask me that all the time, but I think it's different when you grew up in it [huh]
You and James were separated at birth by about 20 years lol
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Perhaps, he's a fellow stogie enjoyer, too! He's always cold, though. I'm sweating until it gets below 60 lol
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Oh Lord... you'll be... what do you call it? kevtching? all year there lol
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Oh yes, many times...
This guy is in front of the City Hall each season...
That's kinda scary.....
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We heat our garage here, we'll cool it down there 
That is if I ever make my way down there, I have my doubts. Sure do like to pipe dream about it, though!
That is if I ever make my way down there, I have my doubts. Sure do like to pipe dream about it, though!oh yeah... that
Well, that's just not being smart about the weather. I had my VW mini-bus when I lived in Michigan. Anyone who knows anything about the mini-bus knows that the heat never works. Yes, I had a car without heat in upstate Michigan. I never got hypothermia or frostbite.
I'm the exact opposite. From the end of May until the end of September, I stay inside. From October to about mid-May, I spend as much of the day outside as I can.
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Me, too.
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Same. I adore autumn and everything that comes with it - crisp air, leaves, pumpkins! Summer heat and sun make me absolutely miserable. Summer weather is like a prison for me.
I'm in north Texas, where it has been over 100 since June and up around 109 (or higher) every day this week. When I started my car last night, my thermometer read 120. It is in the low 90s when I'm driving to work around 8 in the morning! We stay hot pretty much from May through early October, but this summer has been quite unbearable. Think I may actually be residing in Hades.
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I wrote this some time ago about November...my favorite month. But it could be about Autumn generally. Dang. Now I'm thinkg about cool weather and fall fishing and its only the first of August.
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And I am sure you never hiked 50 miles through it either as a Boy Scout. No matter how you prepare it is still cold. No thanks.
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Oh yes, many times...
This guy is in front of the City Hall each season...
Now THAT is a Santa.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap I'll have to see if I can find one to put out over hear this Chirstmas.
I did camp in it for a weekend as a Girl Scout.
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Wow, 28 pages of comments so far. I wonder if people with a vintage/retro/Golden Era turn of mind are more likely than others to love autumn.
I certainly do. I've always thought, for me, it's partly that in the academic world fall starts a new year; there's a sense of fresh starts and new possibilities. But beyond that there's the crisp air, the turning leaves, the quality of the light--and of course as the original poster said, Halloween! Not to mention, for some of us, being out from under the heat and feeling alive again.
Next favorites, in order, are spring, winter, and summer. Yes, I live in Chicago and prefer our long, brutal winter to our long, brutal summer. Summer does have its charms. I like the long days and the more leisurely pace, though it's not that much more leisurely once you're out of school. And it can be pleasant and fun on days when the temperature stays decently this side of ninety, nights cool off enough to sleep, and the humidity is low enough that you can breathe without gills. Trouble is, from late May through early September such days are increasingly rare here.
I certainly do. I've always thought, for me, it's partly that in the academic world fall starts a new year; there's a sense of fresh starts and new possibilities. But beyond that there's the crisp air, the turning leaves, the quality of the light--and of course as the original poster said, Halloween! Not to mention, for some of us, being out from under the heat and feeling alive again.
Next favorites, in order, are spring, winter, and summer. Yes, I live in Chicago and prefer our long, brutal winter to our long, brutal summer. Summer does have its charms. I like the long days and the more leisurely pace, though it's not that much more leisurely once you're out of school. And it can be pleasant and fun on days when the temperature stays decently this side of ninety, nights cool off enough to sleep, and the humidity is low enough that you can breathe without gills. Trouble is, from late May through early September such days are increasingly rare here.
