Thinking back on childhood memories, I think some of my fondest occurred in the fall. Sure, Summer is fun - but the heat! The sunburns! Spring is nice, but kinda boring actually. And winter is fun with scarves and mittens and the chance to build a snowman about once in five years; but in the end it's too cold. But Fall? It's just about perfect.
When I was a kid, Fall started off all about Halloween and leaves falling. Because you know the two go together. There were a few years where we got those big orange trash bags with pumpkin faces on them. We'd get together with some of the neighbor kids and get the leaves out of everyone's yard and -viola- giant pumpkin! Add some tissue paper ghosts and paper skeletons to the yard and you're good to go!
Fall also signifies the beginning of the family holidays. My maternal family always got together for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. It's not the same now, so I look on back fondly on those memories today.
And finally, in Georgia, Fall doesn't necessarily equal cool weather. But it usually does equal not hot weather. And regardless of the temperature, the leaves will turn and you'll get the longer shadows all day. Even if it doesn't feel like fall, it will look like it!
And finally, when the weather does start to turn cold, you get to drink hot chocolate. With marshmallows.
And finally, when the weather does start to turn cold, you get to drink hot chocolate. With marshmallows.
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It's been kind of chilly lately and the leaves are even starting to change. And it's sunny! Very nice after the very wet summer we had here in Atlanta this year.
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