How do you know it's autmn?

[Mikey77]

Seems to be the point where 18 or 19 degrees starts to feel like 14 or 15 would have in the summer.

 

[SwizzleStiX]

The crispness in the air, and the cats always want to snuggle indoors alot more..

 

[aqua]

yay 7000

 

[mr steev]

There's a certain smell that only comes out in Autumn/Winter evenings. I smelt it this evening, so it must be Autumn now.

I know what you mean, but we've not reaaly had much of it round here over the last couple of years... it's been too dry. So we've had dry crispy leaves being blown around rather than that smell of damp leaves

 

[pogofish]

First snow on distant hills.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

You notice when someone comes into or goes out of the pub; there is a drop in temperature. The litter on the pavement sticks in the wet bits. It gets just that bit harder to get up in the morning. The wind gets gusty. The bright sun doesn't have the heat it once did and doesn't last too long. There are conkers on the pavement. People start to look a bit gloomy. We all walk that bit faster on the street. When you stop to chat you don't spend so long. Lots of people head off abroad for a late holiday.

Having said that there is something moody and reassuring about Autumn. It is a season that may come late, but it always comes eventually. The other seasons are more elusive. Winter sometimes is mild and not in character. Spring may appear really early but if it does it fades away and all the optimistic early plants die in a sudden cold snap. Summer, who knows what it will do any year? This year it never turned up. Perhaps it had a more interesting date somewhere else. Oh fickle Summer!

Autumn may not be so welcome but is more predictable and that is its subtle comfort. It is a reliable companion who is not too demanding usually, and is worthy of a bit of effort. Hail Autumn, well met old friend.

 

[Detroit City]

its when i can smell pumpkin pie cooking in the oven

 

[crustychick]

mmmmmmmmmmm - I love Autumn!

 

[weepiper]

When we start seeing sunsets like this out of the kitchen window:

 

[_pH_]

Awesome photo weepiper. It's currently battling with the bee-on-cornflower pic from isitme's thread for dominance on my desktop

 

[May Kasahara]

I want to live where you live, weeps

 

[Funky_monks]

I know the smell you mean.

I love Autumn. It's the changing time.

I first smelt autum about three weeks ago.

But yeah, thats how I know its autumn. Scientific, innit?

 

[Madusa]

You notice when someone comes into or goes out of the pub; there is a drop in temperature. The litter on the pavement sticks in the wet bits. It gets just that bit harder to get up in the morning. The wind gets gusty. The bright sun doesn't have the heat it once did and doesn't last too long. There are conkers on the pavement. People start to look a bit gloomy. We all walk that bit faster on the street. When you stop to chat you don't spend so long. Lots of people head off abroad for a late holiday.

Having said that there is something moody and reassuring about Autumn. It is a season that may come late, but it always comes eventually. The other seasons are more elusive. Winter sometimes is mild and not in character. Spring may appear really early but if it does it fades away and all the optimistic early plants die in a sudden cold snap. Summer, who knows what it will do any year? This year it never turned up. Perhaps it had a more interesting date somewhere else. Oh fickle Summer!


Autumn may not be so welcome but is more predictable and that is its subtle comfort. It is a reliable companion who is not too demanding usually, and is worthy of a bit of effort. Hail Autumn, well met old friend.

Nice.

 

[poster342002]

When the tempeature hikes up to the twenty-degree centigrade mark, you know it's autumn.

 

[northernhord]

Cos my allotment plot looks someones been through it with a napalm flamethrower.