IT IS ALMOST FALL.
It is almost fall! It is almost fall. It is almost fall.
People. I adore fall. Seriously, everything about it. Orange leaves, crisp air, cold hands, hot coffee, scarves, sweaters, boots, hats, pumpkins, candles, holidays. Making piles of leaves and being too lazy to bag them up so the kids jump in it and throw them everywhere and the yard is a beautiful mess all over again. LOVE.
Honestly, if it didn't kill the grass, I would vote to let the leaves stay. Tell me you don't love the crunch of leaves underfoot. You do, I know it.
Yesterday E spent the day at Granmae and Papaw's.
PAUSE.
[Yes, this means they live here now. They are still house hunting, but they are here. HERE. Where we are. Hallelujah. And yes, this was a very big girl thing to do, for E to spend the day at their "compartment" without the rest of us.]
[She was so proud I thought the giant grin might injure her sweet little face.]
[Speaking of E, let's talk about how much she and her hair have grown in a year's time. These photos are from last fall.]
[And speaking of that, let's talk about how her brothers have gone from babies to boys in the same amount of time.]
So, having one-third more freedom than usual - and I say that lovingly - I decided to take the boys for a little walk around the 'hood. They provided the commentary [try to get a truck within a hundred yards of them and see if they don't notice, I dare you] and I provided the audible sighs and goofy grins at the gray sky and cool breeze and ability to breathe in air without feeling like I had stuck my head in a microwave.
It was the first walk around the block that felt like fall. I took a picture.
Mark your calendars, folks, and let's party. September 23, 5:05AM, EDT.
That, according to almanac.com, is the autumnal equinox.
Yep, I googled it.
Honestly, if it didn't kill the grass, I would vote to let the leaves stay. Tell me you don't love the crunch of leaves underfoot. You do, I know it.
Yesterday E spent the day at Granmae and Papaw's.
PAUSE.
[Yes, this means they live here now. They are still house hunting, but they are here. HERE. Where we are. Hallelujah. And yes, this was a very big girl thing to do, for E to spend the day at their "compartment" without the rest of us.]
[She was so proud I thought the giant grin might injure her sweet little face.]
[And speaking of that, let's talk about how her brothers have gone from babies to boys in the same amount of time.]
[Actually, let's don't talk about that.]
UNPAUSE.
So, having one-third more freedom than usual - and I say that lovingly - I decided to take the boys for a little walk around the 'hood. They provided the commentary [try to get a truck within a hundred yards of them and see if they don't notice, I dare you] and I provided the audible sighs and goofy grins at the gray sky and cool breeze and ability to breathe in air without feeling like I had stuck my head in a microwave.
It was the first walk around the block that felt like fall. I took a picture.
Mark your calendars, folks, and let's party. September 23, 5:05AM, EDT.
That, according to almanac.com, is the autumnal equinox.
Yep, I googled it.
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3 comments:
I'm right there with you!! Everyone here is lamenting the arrival of fall, but it's my most favoritest timemof the year!! Who cares if the sun sets at 5:30pm (yes, it does, at in the dead of winter, it's 4pm), but I love the cool, the colors, everything!! Roll on, autumn!!!
so many things to love about fall: better running weather, football, playoff baseball, the food, the beautiful leaves - but i still like summer better.
Sigh. Love everything about this! We are such fall kindred spirits.
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