All the wonderful things about Fall/Autumn

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Out here, it's more like the santa ana winds and all, but I do appreciate the shift to cooler temperatures in the evening -- but only having to worry about a sweater, not getting totally bundled up.

Out here, we have the dreaded Santa Claws

And I would also like to add: Sleeping with socks on, snuggling under a quilt with all the cats, hay rides, chilly evening walks, and being thankful it's not so cold yet that it hurts to breathe.

I hate fall. dark early, cold outside (no matter WHAT Ned says, it's COLD in LA) the best part of fall is the santa ana winds, but they never last long enough and they do make fires so much more awful. But somehow, being reminded here by all of you about the "wonders" of the seasonal change is helping me not enter a funk about fall and the loss of summer. keep posting so I can refer to it when I need a fix of "why fall is a good thing".

We just don't wear it as heavily as some.

no matter WHAT Ned says, it's COLD in LA

As my coworker Tom from Boston says whenever a student worker complains about it being 'cold' during January or February: "This isn't cold! Everyone in Boston right now would be loving this!"

Stocking up is one of the nicest things about autumn, I think, although maybe it's just my pioneer lineage talking. I'm sort of a failure in that sense, though, because my cupboards aren't full of things I picked/jellied/preserved myself -- at least I make a mean black bean soup.

But closing the window was a big step.

Also, I dug out all my sweaters at the weekend. I'm upset because my favourite slouchy grey turtleneck seems to have developped a hole.

o glorious autumm
yr beauty arrests me

could ride bike along canal all day

i wore a jumper to work for the first time since start of the year, last week.

Thai place up the street serves PUMPKIN CURRY this time of year, it is incredible.

Melancholy music suddenly makes a lot more sense.

ohman pumpkin curry

HOT SOUP

melancholy but loud music maybe b/c it is still sunny tho i know those days are numbered

they are moving me/marketing team away from direct view of water :( i guess managers need views more than me? garr
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soup!

I was thinking of making soup with pumpkin and butternut squash today and basically burning right through all the lasts-all-winter produce I've got in one crockpottening.

Soooooooooooooooooooooop

I love it.

my bike needs air in its tires. it also needs the gears fixed, the brakes fixed, and to be sold to a 5'6" girl because it's definitely not a boy's bike, particularly a 6'3" bike. i guess salvagers can't be choosers.

particularly a 6'3" bikeboy

haha, I was gonna say...
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I'm on the west coast of Turkey right now and sad that I'm missing real New England autumn...pumpkin pie, fall squash curries, fresh cider, cheesy Halloween decorations, changing leaves, wearing sweaters and coats, a few days of perfect running weather, Thanksgiving...ah. It's only one year, but I will be so glad to be back next fall!

Fall here means that it's no longer blisteringly, horrendously hot, and people have started walking around in long sleeves and sweaters; it feels hot enough to keep wearing shorts and tank tops to me, but I don't want to look obviously and immodestly out of place, so I'm just warm. In the past two weeks, I have actually seen clouds in the sky, and this week it's even rained, which feels nice and familiar.

I found what looks like a butternut squash the other day though - I will definitely be making soup with it in a few days too!

The birch and the maple outside my window are now both golden all over. Which looks particularly great on a sunny day, 'fcourse. It ain't too chilly outside yet. Today must've been +10 C in the daytime.

The schnitzel tress and spaetzle bushes are in full bloom. Great time to be alive.