Yesterday was the Last (full) Day of Summer. Not a sad day at all. I’m ready for Autumn to come!<\/p>\n
My eldest son and I saw a V-formation of Geese last evening. Our first of the season. Telling sign of cooler days coming. Well, we live where Autumn is a long season, as is Summer. Winter and Spring aren’t as long, the way they act vs. the calendar dates for those seasons. Nevertheless, Autumn is showing up here, by seeing the birds begin to travel South for the Winter, abandoning the North for the South. We have the privelage of seeing many nice birds because of Fall and Spring Migration. We also have the privelage of Winter hosting some of these birds during the cooler months. It gets cooler here, but not as it does in the North. And our Winters aren’t very harsh, or at least not for very long. Ice Storms are the biggest problem, usually in January. Otherwise, it may snow, be in the teens and twenties, or it may be in the 40’s dry or raining. We get snow sometimes too, but it doesn’t usually last for many days.<\/p>\n
So, we have a long growing season. We can set out plants in the garden in March. And have a cool season of growth at the end of the season — into November most times. And we get to travel other places and see the beautiful leaves changing and come back home for our own color peak in November. We love the South. It’s beautiful.<\/p>\n
Now, other places are beautiful too, I admit that. But I can be partial about the South, I live here. You readers are partial about where you live, or maybe your childhood birthplace.<\/p>\n
Welcome to all the migratory birds, and to the cool, crisp air, the changing leaves, the autumn blooms, and the drop in bugs. (YES!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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