Although Spring is my favorite season, Fall is my second favorite. I used to hate Fall because it represented the beginning of Winter, which is my least favorite season. But in the last couple of years I have begun to look at Fall in a different light.
Days thankfully become cooler and take on a crisp feel in the morning, warming a bit in the afternoon as the sun peaks between big puffy white clouds. While the first frost is eminent and annual flowers die off, losing those bright colorspots in our flower beds perrenials, shrubs and trees subtly take their place with gorgeous Fall foilage. The leaves on the trees change from different hues of green to shades of red, yellow and orange before falling to the ground.
Even what we eat changes once Fall is upon us. We change from eating lighter meals and more salads to heartier meals like homemade soups, stews and hot crusty buttered breads. Iced tea and coffee is quickly replaced with steaming mugs of hot chocolate and apple cider.
Evenings wrap a blanket of fog around them which seems to insulate us against the obtrusive noises of the outside world, which are more easily ignored in the warmer months. And inside that blanket we snuggle into a almost hibernated state. The days are short and the nights long and dark. We hurry home from work seeking the safety of our respective adobes. The cozy warmth of our beds beckon to us much earlier than just a mere four weeks ago.
We now begin looking forward to the holidays!
