1. The leaves, minus the snow, look pretty when they turn colors. I especially like the vivid reds of the swamp maples. Too bad the fallen leaves can't melt like the snow so they don't have to be raked.
2. In the olden days, I loved the smell of burning leavings. Burning season in my town runs from 1. Jan to 1. April. Leaf burning at this time of year is verboten.
3. The grackles return or maybe they are starlings. They are black birds with shiny, midnight blue heads. Whatever they are, hundreds of them land in the backyard picking and poking the grass for whatever goodies are hidden in the leaves. If something startles them, they lift en masse, their wings beating the air. My house must be in the middle of their migration path though I never see the hordes in the Spring.
4. Halloween, my favorite holiday. I thought it would be cool to have a birthday on Halloween. Too bad my birthday is in July. Still I look forward to the Halloween decorations, costumes, and
5. Candy.
What do you love about Fall or October?
I like anything that smells like fall. It sounds silly, but right now, I'm loving my creamy pumpkin hand soap. :) It's the little things.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors and the sound of crunching through the leaves.
ReplyDeletePumpkin pie is awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteMy birthday is in October. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love those cool nights when you smell a woodburning fireplace outside. It always reminds me of October.