First Day Of Fall – 2008

Happy first day of fall! (Wish I was there)

First of all, a good friend of mine is dyslexic,andanother friend is ADD and a relative of mine has OCD. So I strongly resent the careless disregard for people with true disabilies. Just kidding!! Not kidding about the poeple I know with these disabilities, but I’m sure that even they would say that all of ya’ll with the insults and criticism need to chill out or go to a site where mean and crabby people are the major contributors to the discussion. Or maybe ya’ll should switch to decaf. Either way please “quite” taking a crap on people’s attempt to appreciate something nice about the world.

On a more positive note…What a great photo (the 2nd one) of the river and trees!!

I grew up in New England and we had great fall foliage up there. So I always and forever will associate fall with all the gorgeous colors, the sound of crickets at night being replaced with the sound of strong breezes through the trees (and the “showers” of leaves that follow the wind), and that unique smell of the leaves that have already fallen. I love all those things that you can only see in the states that get a “real” fall. (And please don’t whine at me for describing the things that I associate with fall. It all depends on where you’ve lived and what you’re used to and what you love about the change of seasons or lack thereof.)

When I was a teenager we moved to NC, where there’s still some good fall foliage, but nothing like New England, unless you take a trip to the Smokey or Appalacian mountains — just gorgeous!! That photo with the river is JUST like the Carolina mountains in the fall!! NC has a great state fair in the fall, complete with things like a “biggest pumpkin” contest, and the latest state fair invention — fried Snickers Bars. Yum?

I recently moved to the Southwest for a job, and every fall I miss all those things I associate with fall… I love the cold weather, but my Southwestern friends hate the cold and love the onset of summer. Everyone’s got their own things that bring them joy, so I’ve asked my mother to send me a box of leaves in the mail just so I can get a tiny bit of what fall means to me.
And I’ll soon be setting my screen saver to some fall foliage photos.

Hoping all you New Englanders have a wonderful fall, and please jump in a pile of leaves for me!!

Betsy

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Fall is great

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Que onda ese !!! fall it great cuz it helps relax da mind cuz when fall comes u in da hood

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simply amazing! thanks for sharing!

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You should turn it into a feel-good power point presentation and forward it by email. It would be better than those stupid ones about friendship and angels. lol

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On an “Eco” note – autumn leaves make great compost!! And it turns out that if you neglect to rake any of your leaves, the grass still grows back perfectly fine the next spring. My housemates and I “tried” that one year (we got very busy and the landlord didn’t come by to leaf-blow as usual). We raked the front just for aesthetics, and composted the leaves, but left the backyard alone. I actually think the grass in the back looked better the next spring. And since the landlord uses a gas leaf-blower it was just as well he didn’t come by .

Don’t forget to jump in your pile of leaves before you dispose/compost them !!!

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John Smith takes the award for the stupidest comment. Fall is great, and yes not every place on earth has the fall season.

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When did this blog become a freakin’ English class? Who gives a rat’s smelly balls about the spelling or punctuation? You knew exactly what they meant, that’s why you tried to show them the correct word. If you knew the word just continue reading– not stop and be a critic. The world is full of critics and lawyers, let’s do without some and blow up the others!

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“Well put Adam”. I too feel the same way. Fall is a favorite time of the year for many reasons. It’s good to know others “appreciate” it also.

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I love the picture and respect the fact that the author like’s fall so much. However, the article and references to slowing down and death and sleep all seem rather depressing. Beautiful pictures though.

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I followed the Google fall link here, and want to say thanks for your comments on this day. Fall is probably my favorite season too. There is something a tad melancholy about it, but also something just right in balance, with the first cold snaps, and the alternating between cooler and warmer weather coming in, and that leaves turning and dropping.

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I do not like fall, i do not like winter, and i do not like spring that much, i only like the two weeks i have here in the summer where the temperature does not drop below 20 degrees.
I love living in the tropics, life takes no breaks, what is growing there has been growing non-stop for ages, untouched by the cold hand of arctic air flows.

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Wow! Just posted some yesterday and look at how many more comments are now today!

Fall is wonderful… Today as I was walking home from school, I saw the flies hovering in the air, shone by the warm afternoon sunlight with maple trees and bushes as background. Very stunning and peaceful view. Yes the world is going to take a rest for all the pollutions and disasters in the world. (China Milk… Greedy ppl… saw some ugly images in this beautiful season… how sad)Hope that problem will fall and from its ashes shall arise a new order that will shake the very foundation of the world… *warcraft*

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