I really, really, really LOVE summer. Everything about it - heat, humidity, swimming, ice cream, vacation, shorts, loads of family time, BBQs, beach, etc. So, I may be one of the few people in the world that does not like fall. I dread it actually. This has nothing to do with a latent hatred for school. I like school. I should because I went for 21 years straight. It really has to do with the shift towards cold weather, the impending winter, and the dark and short days. NOT A FAN. Fortunately we live in Northern Virginia so our winters are much shorter than the far upstate New York winters that endured growing up and in college.
As a result of my fall hatred, I often delay planting mums until the last possible moment - generally early October at the same time I get pumpkins. This year, I went out on a limb and purchased and installed my mums early - really early. SEPTEMBER 12th. SERIOUSLY?! I admit they do look beautiful though.
Way better than the mostly dried up and dead petunias and geraniums from the summer. Fall is here I guess. [sigh] At least someone is happy about it.
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| Elizabeth |
The major consolation prize of fall for me is Halloween which I LOVE!
