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.

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.

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.

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.

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.