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What's your favorite thing about fall?
Nov 02, 2009 3:30 PM GMT
I'm going to say it's the first smell of wood burning in the cold air.
calibro Posts: 1348
Nov 02, 2009 4:02 PM GMT
gourds
Czarodziej Posts: 936
Nov 02, 2009 4:09 PM GMT
its a combination, but at the top i'd rank:

cashmere sweaters with worn in favorite jeans,
crisp breezes and blue skies,
the foliage

honorable mention to all things pumpkin flavored.
Nov 02, 2009 4:11 PM GMT
I've been baking way too many apple and pumpkin flavored cakes, cookies and more.
Ducky46 Posts: 2604
Nov 02, 2009 4:11 PM GMT
The fall colors of the leaves that is one of the few things that I love about living in the south. They really don't get falll colors in Southern California.

I live across the street from a park with LOTS! of trees so it's awsome!
garyinla Posts: 12
Nov 02, 2009 4:25 PM GMT
Saying farewell to East Coast summer humidity!
Nov 02, 2009 4:28 PM GMT
Sweaters and more reasons for cuddling.
lifeat84 Posts: 33
Nov 02, 2009 4:50 PM GMT
Fall in the Midwest...*sigh*...its hard to say what is my favorite part...my birthday starts it off...the riot of colours and the smell of burning leaf piles, crisp autumn breezes during an intense game of soccer with friends...a perfectly frightening Halloween with a cold rain...or finally the perfect Thanksgiving with family and friends...

I think it might be all the togetherness and slowing down of life...spring and summer are so intense!

Plus its getting colder in the fall, cuddling can last longer... :-)
Nov 02, 2009 5:54 PM GMT
It's cooler... people are back in school and way from my bf whom actually becomes a sane human being again without his douche bag of a cousin around... I love fall fashion, falling leaves, the colors, usually I like halloween like crazy but for some reason this year I just wasnt feeling it.
Ciarsolo7 Posts: 309
Nov 02, 2009 6:00 PM GMT
Autumn in Southern Cali is jank to say the least. Hot dry days interspersed with cold dry days. Windy. Windy dry windy hot windy dry windy cold. It's like the region goes into withdrawal from not having perfect weather and the result is bipolar. Also everything is eternally green.
TheIStrat Posts: 1775
Nov 02, 2009 6:09 PM GMT
Leaves are so pretty here .

Love apple cider.

Like how it's crisp and you need to wear sweaters.
Nov 02, 2009 6:19 PM GMT
sweaters, apple cider, the smell of the air on a crisp fall day
jerzeybum Posts: 18
Nov 02, 2009 6:27 PM GMT
It means that in six months, it'll be getting warm again, thankfully.
caesarea4 Posts: 2080
Nov 02, 2009 6:32 PM GMT
Well, what others have said (wood/leaves burning like incense, colors) and... football!
[Had 5 interceptions in our first IM game yesterday.]
a2andy Posts: 56
Nov 02, 2009 6:38 PM GMT
it's definitely the photoperiodism! ;-)
Nov 02, 2009 6:55 PM GMT
all of the above. Also, I don't know if it's just me or what but it seems as though strangers become more personable and people bond easier during this time of year. I think it's because of the cold air and our desire for warmth. Anyone else make this connection?
Nov 02, 2009 7:03 PM GMT
Well with colder weather idiots aren't spending their time outside as much... Thank the GODS
Cold weather of course, I hate the Heat
I love snow & being able to see my breath
And the colors that come with Fall
Oh and the Feasts Turkey
jmals23 Posts: 94
Nov 02, 2009 7:56 PM GMT
Definitely fall foliage, plus my b-day is in October.
Nov 02, 2009 10:09 PM GMT
What's your favorite thing about fall?

That is never comes to South Florida. LOL!

Seriously, when I did experience Fall as a child in the Northeast during the 1950s, I'd say it was the wonderful colors of the trees, and the smell of burning leaves (back when you could still burn them freely on your lawn).

And there was a certain crisp quality to the chill in the air, especially as late afternoon and evening came. A cold I could tolerate and spend hours playing in (or raking those leaves), unlike the more raw & brutal cold of Winter, or the soggy wetness of early Spring.
badmikeyt Posts: 665
Nov 02, 2009 10:24 PM GMT
Sweaters, Soup and Baking. In that order.

Oh, and the hazy sunny days that are brief but beautiful.
Nov 02, 2009 10:28 PM GMT
When it ends.

Bring on summer! I miss ya already.
somedaytoo Posts: 119
Nov 02, 2009 10:42 PM GMT
nothing
fulldelight Posts: 356
Nov 03, 2009 5:05 AM GMT
I hate summer... and hot weather.
So fall is the best time for me I love everything about it.
jprichva Posts: 4651
Nov 03, 2009 5:08 AM GMT
Caesarea4 saidWell, what others have said (wood/leaves burning like incense, colors) and... football!
[Had 5 interceptions in our first IM game yesterday.]

I miss Ann Arbor Octobers.
Nov 03, 2009 5:08 AM GMT
Fall and winter are my fav seasons. I love the change of the leaves, the cooler then colder air, the silence of it. Everything slows down and life doesnt feel so much like a blur.
caesarea4 Posts: 2080
Nov 03, 2009 6:55 AM GMT
jprichva> I miss Ann Arbor Octobers.

Yup, you just missed another one.
Come up for a visit next fall.

There's the farmer's market/Kerrytown, Zingermans, the Heidelberg for an Oktoberfest beer in a boot mug or a drink at Dominick's, catch the marching band practicing at Elbel field (if not at halftime during the game), take a walk in the Arb or if not too cold go canoeing down the Huron river or grab a paddle boat at Gallup Park. You can get appropriate gear at the Bivouac and then walk through the Arcade.... In the evening, catch a movie at the Michigan Theatre.

Just don't go looking for the Pretzel Bell, the Bagel Factory, Miller's Ice Cream, the original Pinball Pete's (just burned down last weekend; the Brown Jug survives), Bimbos, or Montgomery Ward's at Arborland, Sears or Goodyear's Dept. Store on Main St or even Jacobson's (it's now Borders #1; what would then be Borders #0 was until recently a T-shirt shop). No buying books at the U Cellar (you won't recognize the basement of the Union), but Ulrich's is still there. The Rubiyat and Flame are also history.

Oh, and if you want to read a Daily, it won't be the (now defunct) Ann Arbor News... but I'm thinking you'd opt for the Michigan Daily, anyhow.

Of course, if you can't wait 11 months, there's always Art Fair in July, spring in April (if we're lucky) and traying in the Arb in January....
IHG84 Posts: 215
Nov 03, 2009 7:36 AM GMT
The colors of the changing leaves

The smell of the crisp air, pine trees, and burning wood chips,

Cooler weather (not a fan of sweating the balls off rofl)

Hunting

Camping

The windy days and especially nights

The best memories of my childhood always come to me in the fall





jrs1 Posts: 1474
Nov 03, 2009 8:09 AM GMT
IHG84 saidThe colors of the changing leaves

The smell of the crisp air, pine trees, and burning wood chips,

Cooler weather...


wonderful.
Nov 03, 2009 8:28 AM GMT
I love the fall, I live out in the country so I'm surrounded by trees. There's a road near my house that has tons of turns, and trees are on either side for a while.. I love just driving down that road with the wind coming in through the window, looking at all the trees and their different colours.

My B-Day is in October, and I love pumpkin pie! The mild weather is my favourite, not too hot, not too cold, just right. Also brings back memories of riding in the combine with my Grandfather as he harvested crops, good times.
boilerup_82 Posts: 116
Nov 03, 2009 8:55 AM GMT
fall foliage, you never see that in LA, i first experienced it when i was 24
Nov 03, 2009 9:00 AM GMT
calibro saidgourds




I think it's the weather and a change of seasons is pretty damn nice. Makes you appreciate the holidays more!
center Posts: 132
Nov 04, 2009 1:08 PM GMT
This year, it was returning from out of town after three months and seeing the HUGE leaves on my tobacco plants.
Nov 04, 2009 1:24 PM GMT
what's not to love about it...

Days are shortening and it's cloudy most of the time, so nice to finally have the sun out of my eyes.
The cold, the rain, and the strong wind that always seems to be head on, is such a refreshing way to wake up in the morning when I ride my bicycle.
in fact the first snow is falling today, it's so lovely when it melts on the ground in the city and turns into a grey mush. no such thing as bad weather boys...only being improperly dressed for it.

I hate winter even more...
afitaliandies... Posts: 5
Nov 04, 2009 1:26 PM GMT
A break from 90+ degree weather here in Orlando.
Nov 04, 2009 1:47 PM GMT
Someone already mentioned the baking... it's about time to practice an apple pie in time for Thanksgiving.