but our dogwood tree is already tinged with red, and the oaks are dropping acorns by the hundreds. We live in the south, and yes, it is still hot. Hurricanes and tropical storms are lined up in the Atlantic like Friday night planes coming in for landing. The thermometer is still pegging close to ninety some days; but the days are getting shorter, and the humidity is a tad lower. That means there is hope our long, hot summer is winding down.I love early to mid-fall best with trees showing off in various shades of red, orange, and gold. I can't wait to put pumpkins on the porch and fall mums to replace my sad, spindly summer flowers. Or sad, dead summer flowers might be a better description. Another fall favorite is Carolina Panthers football on Sunday afternoons. Gotta cheer for the blue, silver, and black. There's always a glimmer of hope that we will win a Super Bowl one day. Somehow we get there, but let the ultimate victory slip through our hands every time. Maybe this year will be different.
There will be no Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes for me this year, or any year for that matter. Give me hot chocolate and a cozy stadium blanket to wrap up with in front of the fire pit. We have already had a few fires, mostly just to burn the limbs blown down by summer storms. I love to watch the flames; that is, until the mosquitoes chase me inside. They are the bane of southern life!
So, what do you look forward to most about the change from summer to fall? Cooler weather? The kids all back in school? Sweatshirts and sweaters? For my brother...better fishing (catching)? For me...it's the NCIS season premiere which airs on Tuesday, September 26! 😉😊😛 I am only slightly addicted. Whatever your favorite things are about fall, just enjoy life!
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