Autumn is my favorite season. It becomes cool, starts to rain, and the earth turns so many vibrant colors it's hard to keep track of them all. It's also a time of transition. I love the fall because I can look forward to seeing family at Thanksgiving.
The air is cooler, more crisp and fresh, and easier to breathe. The smell of woodsmoke fills the valley (The Honey Lake Valley), and the first snows of the mountains and rains of the valleys come, finally bathing the earth after a long, hot, dry summer. Cow herds move from their summer pasture to their winter grazing grounds, and plump Canadian Geese fly overhead as they head south for the winter. Seasonal things like the Pumpkin Patch, Hickory Farms, and Christmas Tree patches start to open for business, and for some reason, people smile more.
I always start my life over in the fall. When I sense that summer has finally passed, and that the fall season is now upon us, I check my life to make sure I'm still where I want to be. I don't start with the New Year, since that never works. I like to get an early start, get ahead of the crowd.
Fall is simply amazing. Though my favorite time of the year is Christmas, by far the best time of the seasons is fall.
