- Joined
- Jun 4, 2012
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- Location
- I'm liek, in Cali, dude.
- Lifestyle
- Vegetarian
Okay, so it's not autumn just yet. We've still got three weeks to go until it's officially autumn. But I really don't like summer, and it just seems to drag on and on and on, so when I was in the drugstore on Saturday, I was happy to see that they've got some new seasonal items in specifically for autumn/harvest/Halloween. And there will be more in the weeks to come. I remember 2 or 3 years ago, summer just seemed to last forever, and I was headed to work in a part of the county that routinely experiences temperatures at least 20 degrees hotter than where I live, so I didn't get to enjoy the cooler temperatures at home very much. I was pleasantly surprised when I drove past a parking lot that was being prepped for an upcoming pumpkin festival. There were bales of hay with some pumpkins on them. It was early October, and I thought: Finally! It really must be fall!
While I don't experience autumn exactly the same way and in the same time frame that those in cooler climates do, there are a lot of things about the season I really like.
Pumpkins
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin bread
Jack 'o Lanterns
Seeds scooped out of the pumpkins during the process of making the Jack 'o Lanterns, washed, spread on a cookie sheet, salted, and roasted in the oven. Yum.
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Cooler weather
That special delicious tang in the air
The beautiful changing colors of the season
Apple season! I can't wait for apples to be at the peak of their season so they'll actually taste good. I bought two apples a couple weeks ago since apples are my favorite fruit and I just couldn't wait. They were terrible. Serves me right for not waiting.
Apple pie
Election Day, if only because all that campaigning is finally OVER.
The World Series
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
Cranberry everything
New episodes of some of my favorite returning TV shows.
The days are getting shorter, and Daylight Saving Time ends. For some reason, autumn sunsets are nothing short of spectacular.
Fall fashions. I just like 'em.
While I don't experience autumn exactly the same way and in the same time frame that those in cooler climates do, there are a lot of things about the season I really like.
Pumpkins
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin bread
Jack 'o Lanterns
Seeds scooped out of the pumpkins during the process of making the Jack 'o Lanterns, washed, spread on a cookie sheet, salted, and roasted in the oven. Yum.
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Cooler weather
That special delicious tang in the air
The beautiful changing colors of the season
Apple season! I can't wait for apples to be at the peak of their season so they'll actually taste good. I bought two apples a couple weeks ago since apples are my favorite fruit and I just couldn't wait. They were terrible. Serves me right for not waiting.
Apple pie
Election Day, if only because all that campaigning is finally OVER.
The World Series
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
Cranberry everything
New episodes of some of my favorite returning TV shows.
The days are getting shorter, and Daylight Saving Time ends. For some reason, autumn sunsets are nothing short of spectacular.
Fall fashions. I just like 'em.