I'm originally from Chicago where September was warm but changing to cooler temperatures, school began and children played outdoors until much colder. October meant sailing on Lake Michigan for those of means, brilliant blue skies, apples, pomegranates, taffy apples , homemade doughnuts and making costumes for Halloween, my favorite holiday full of giddy childhood memories. I've lived in the south where it was too warm to really enjoy the changes, in the desert SW where it was too hot too much of the time, and now the Pacific NW which is perfect for me. The fruit growing region yields tasty pears, oodles of apple choices and gorgeous scenery especially when Mt. Hood is snowcapped by November. The most colorful Autumn, however, was in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont where pumpkins filled fields, leaves burst into view, maple syrup topped pancakes and covered bridges beckoned the traveler to linger just a little longer. How splendid in this change that invites pause, contemplation and serenity. Leaf peeping has never been so grand!
I'm originally from Chicago where September was warm but changing to cooler temperatures, school began and children played outdoors until much colder. October meant sailing on Lake Michigan for those of means, brilliant blue skies, apples, pomegranates, taffy apples , homemade doughnuts and making costumes for Halloween, my favorite holiday full of giddy childhood memories. I've lived in the south where it was too warm to really enjoy the changes, in the desert SW where it was too hot too much of the time, and now the Pacific NW which is perfect for me. The fruit growing region yields tasty pears, oodles of apple choices and gorgeous scenery especially when Mt. Hood is snowcapped by November. The most colorful Autumn, however, was in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont where pumpkins filled fields, leaves burst into view, maple syrup topped pancakes and covered bridges beckoned the traveler to linger just a little longer. How splendid in this change that invites pause, contemplation and serenity. Leaf peeping has never been so grand!