Early Fall?

[jglass]

I know the first day of Fall is the 22nd of Sept. but it has really been getting cool here at night. For the last week it has been getting down to 50 at night. Thankfully the day temps have gone down to the lower 80's. I will miss the garden goodies but I love Fall.
Normally here it doesnt cool down at all til mid October. It already feels like it is a few weeks into Fall. The leaves are turning already.

 

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Here too, janie! I love Fall. in addition to the cool temps, already I see even the very beginnings of change in the color of the leaves. I'm all for an early Fall if it translates into an extended period of enjoyment of the beautiful foliage and such... but if it means an early baring of the trees, and a longer period of that gray, bare-bones skeleton-tree look... well, then, I'd just as soon hang on to summer a while longer! We shall see... Our August was cooler than usual- and so far September truly feels like Autumn- I wonder if we'll even get an Indian Summer this year?

 

[mrsjimmyp]

It has been cooler here to at night and in the mornings. I love Fall and the color change . If it would stay fall all winter that would be great ! I really don't like cold weather at all.

 

[KYHeirloomer]

Of the two I'll take the cold over the heat & humidity. I figure I can always put on another sweater. But once I'm down to my skin there's no place left to go.

I've always maintained, however, that when I become emperor of the universe the first change I'm going to make is that there will be two Octobers and no February!

But until then we'll just have to accept what the Mother gives us. And the past few days she's been treating us just perfectly.

 

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Francie- how cool does Fall get in Mississippi? Here in Illinois our nights are already dipping into the low 50's/upper 40's and daytime temps have been beautiful- 70 or so. This is VERY cool for us for this time of year. It should still be in the 80's and low 90's... But I ain't gripin' one bit! Like Brook, I will take cooler weather over hotter ANY day of the week! And I like his idea of 2 Octobers!

I find the BLUE of the Autumn sky to be the very bluest ever... When I look back at photos over the years taken throughout every season, it seems the blue of an October sky is always much deeper than photos from any other time of year...

In Alaska Fall begins in early August. About the only leaf-bearing trees up north (most trees up there are one form of evergreen or another- pine, spruce, cedar and the like) are birch, aspen and cottonwood- which all turn golden. So up there no scarlets or oranges... just GOLD for as far as the eye can see. It's beautiful- though I always missed the pallette of all colors from the hardwoods here in the midwest- the oaks, maples, sycamores, hickory, etc...

 

[Mama Mangia]

Well -

Let's see.............

As usual, each year, we have several trees that start to turn slowly by the last week in July. By the end of August more trees have started to turn. This year they will most likely peak in about 2 - 3 weeks. We may still hit Indian summer - it sometimes hits us in October - sometimes it doesn't come - but our nights are cooler. And tomorrow we are supposed to wake to our first frost.

Which means the wine growers in the area will be watching the weather closely for harvesting them just before the first freeze!

I love the fall - especially the long ones. I just hope it stays like this till December 24th! Then it can snow that night and I would love it to disappear and not come back till the following Christmas.

 

[mrsjimmyp]

Kev...Fall in Ms is not too different than Illinois ....it has been mostly in the low 60's and high 50's here last few nights with highs in the 70's and 80's during the day.One thing I'm thankful for about winter in Ms... Is that we rarely get snow. We have had a few Icestorms though.We tend to have dramatic changes in the weather in winter. It could be 70 one day then drop to 30 or 40 next day.
Mama...I agree...It would be nice to have snow on Christmas day...then gone....I don't remember ever seeing snow on Ms on Christmas.

 

[jfain]

Well it didn't look like fall in Ohio until Ike came through. Now my back yard is litered with dead leaves and sticks. Most people in Columbus were without power for two days. Personally I think summer is too short. I like fall but it turns into winter too fast. If I could trade January and February for warmer months I'd be happy.

 

[Mama Mangia]

Speaking of Ike - he should have stayed where he was! He was a destructive little &*^%$*&^!

I had to drive into the city the following morning - at 5:30 am - and I felt like I was in a giant pinball machine - dodging garbage cans and lids, recycling bins, toys, downed wires, trees, tree branches, etc.!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Fences were down, roof shingles all over, flower pots - you name it.

And I think this summer was too short. But I am praying for a long fall and a very short winter.

 

[jglass]

The only things I like about Summer are the fresh veggies and fruit. I hate the scorching heat. I agree with Brook. I can always put on another sweater.
My niece wants to be a ghost for Halloween..a pink ghost lol. I have been scowering the stores for a costume. Halloween will be here before you know it. I cannot find a ghost costume in her size much less a pink one. Every costume I find online has the white hood and looks like some little KKK outfit. Even coloring them pink would still look bad in my opinion. Aunt Janie is not any good at sewing and its not looking like she is going to change her mind lol.