[Happinow]

It's that time of year when the seasons are changing, maybe not so much here yet but certain where a lot of us came from. I was just talking to my family back up North and they are apple picking. We have, three that I can count, apple orchards where we could pick our own apples. They also had honey sticks, pies and best of all home made cider donuts. These donuts were hot off the press and it was easy to eat a half dozen on one sitting. They weren't like the donuts in the store....they were smaller and just plain delicious. I remember that they were 8.00/dz and now they are 10.00/dz. ouch! We also had The Adirondack Balloon Festival where about 100 hot air balloons came to town and launched several times over 4 days. A breath taking sight that I will never forget. Anyhow, what so you miss about fall from your home town??

[OpusX1]

Fall is starting here in NE Ohio. Had to run the furnace last weekend. We are leaving for TV Sept. 30. Can't get here fast enough. I do miss steelhead fishing in Oct. And the leaf colors but would much rather be in TV.

[red tail]

nothing

[delima2000]

Fall colors on the trees, visiting apple cider mills and the cool crisp air with the windows open

[ilovetv]

Nothing.

We have fall here, in Nov. and Dec. but can golf, swim, dance on the squares, etc. with no threat of weather ruining it, and no heating bills of $500-$600 a month. Not buying and dry cleaning winter clothes is a big cost savings too.

[DianeM]

I miss socks and sweaters and fall leaves and invigorating cooler air that doesn't feel like a wet blanket over your face.

[redwitch]

I miss making money raking leaves. I felt positively rich when a neighbor would give me $1-5 for that job. Otherwise, don't miss fall at all. While neither Florida nor California have the falls of New England, we do have autumn with the crisper air, the feeling of colder weather coming. In Northern California, we had more evergreens and, thus, no real change of color except hills would go from bright yellow to a light brown and then a verdant green during the winter.

[birdawg]

Hunting Grouse in NY State Bow hunting Deer in NJ

[DianeM]

I guess if one comes from northern states sometimes you long for the crispness of fall and the beauty of the trees and pumpkins and harvest.

[CFrance]

Fall in MI was always a double-edged sword for me. Everything was beautiful, but everything was dying. The marina, that had been so full of boats and activity, empties out to a depressing stillness. After Labor Day the city would start installing snow fencing all along our 2-mile stretch of beach The chilly wind picked back up. The beaches themselves were pretty much empty. The hints of winter to come were even more depressing.

We are back in MI now for a couple of days before leaving on a vacation. it's everything I remember.

I'll take the heat of FL any day over the chilling-off of up north.

[gomoho]

Hearing the crunch of leaves under my feet and believe it or not the satisfaction of raking all those leaves in the yard. Don't want to do it again, but do have fond memories.

[patfla06]

The changing color of the leaves and the cold, crisp air.
Miss wearing jeans with sweaters or sweatshirts.
Love and miss the Fall.

[Villages PL]

NOTHING

Did I say, "NOTHING"? There's "nothing" like the smell of burning leaves. Cough....cough. When I was a kid in CT, I would rake leaves and then burn them in the back yard.

[billethkid]

NOTHING!!!

And for those who need a fall fix you know where you left it!

btk

[skyguy79]

There is more than one thing I miss about the general area I came from and I've prepared a short poem to one of those things I've missed for more years and more reasons than my simply living down here now.

The Adirondacks

Here’s to the Adirondacks, memories calling, leaves falling, leaves falling,
To where they would scatter with views that did flatter within memories’ core;
With breath taking views that chase away blues and make a heart sing,
And a soul with a fervor for being outdoor, breathing fresh air and wanting for more;
And a desire to enter nature’s door, breathing fresh air and wanting for more,
Hoping for more, longing for more! ~Skyguy79