Maybe we’ll have a nice warm October....
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October is my favorite month. Usually, there are blue-sky days, little humidity & it’s sweater weather. The air has a touch of cool ‘crispness’ to it that I enjoy after the oppressive heat of summer.
September can still be quite hot. I am hoping the heat is moderated for the month & (after we get our new roof) there’s enough rain not to dry out too much. It’s been an unusually wet and hot summer, but after 2 years of drought (we lost a couple of large trees), the farm ponds that were dry are full again & the water table should be in good shape.
So what I have noticed in the last week - the grass is starting to turn. It’s definitely not from lack of water ... could it be an early Fall creeping in? Our dogwood tree(s) are going bronze, but they are early turners where leaf color is concerned. There are more leaves on the ground - the maples, especially those with smaller leaves, are starting to drop some. I hope this is not a harbinger of an early, harsh & frigid winter.
I didn’t understand October as a favorite month UNTIL I moved to the Midwest. It’s not much different from other months in the south.
When we moved to the Midwest, people always talked about the Fall and how much they loved it. I hadn’t experienced a nice Fall or the change of colors in the leaves before. It did make a compelling argument!
Spring was always my favorite growing up, and in many ways, it still is, though it’s rainier in the Midwest than I remember it being in the South.
The one reason I LOVE the Midwest is that we have 4 real seasons here. It’s not just brown or green, as it was when I grew up. We have the winter grays and browns, but there’s white out there when it snows. That’s so beautiful! I may get tired of shoveling it, or driving in it, but I don’t get tired of watching it fall. Snow is like magic for me.
Then it’s followed by the burst of life in springtime. Rain, yes, storms, yes. But I see new life and that’s always exciting for me.
Even though it gets pretty hot sometimes, I love the summer too. Bright, vivid colors surround me. Rain is appreciated if it’s not non-stop.
And then Fall! Beautiful yellows, reds, oranges, and purples surround me! Life isn’t finished yet, but it’s ready to go to sleep soon.
I can’t get that kind of beauty where I grew up. I miss the South almost every day, but I think the Midwest won the battle in my heart for every day living.