Thanks to some strange current events, I’m scratching my head and wondering if the calendar is right. Can this really be November 1?
- This year’s later-than-usual end to Daylight Savings Time led to confusion each of the past three Sundays. On each one, I figured the night before was the end of daylight savings time, and I missed the extra hour of sleep. But no. This year, DST doesn’t end until this coming weekend.
- The appearance of Hurricane Sandy so far north this late in the year left east coasters and weather forecasters confused. My theory is that the media’s to blame for referring to Sandy as Frankenstorm. Give an innocent storm surge a name like that, and it’s bound to show up for Halloween and cause plenty of damage.
- Thanks to last spring’s early warm spell and late frost, the apple crop tanked and our favorite orchard can’t make cider. The season feels empty without my favorite fall treat–hot, spiced Deal’s apple cider.
What makes fall feel like fall to you? Leave a comment.
my favorite fall sensations are seeing all the brilliant colors God gave to the trees to shed on us when the leaves turn colors & fall down upon us & the fun we can have playing in the leaves. Also, being able to spend more time inside baking: pumpkin pie, gingerbread, bread–they all make the house smell so-o-o good. And watching, or being a part, of the farmers harvesting operations.–we do miss that.
It all goes by so quickly, doesn’t it Brenda?