Is it Fall Yet?

[queenoftheskies]

What's it like where you live? Is it fall yet? Summer? Indian Summer?

I'm yearning for fall. We had another mini heat wave. Only up to 90, but, still, we'd had lovely 79-82 degree weather over the past week or so. And rain!

We usually have a heat wave (100 degree weather) and brush fires in October. However, we rarely (if ever) have rain in September, which we had last week, so maybe things won't be dry enough to burn.

I grew up in Tennessee, and lived there until I was 25, so I still miss having a real fall every year. Fall is my favorite time of year. I loved the leaves turning, the temps dropping (we used to call it football weather), the crip smell to the air.

What's fall like in your area? What are the sights and the sounds and the smells? How does the world around you change? Does it change?

I'm just curious today about what other parts of the country/world are experiencing since fall officially arrived last week.

Comments

[cpolk.livejournal.com]

very definitely fall. the leaves have been turned for weeks, and you don't know if it's going to snap cold.

today, it might even snow.

Is it fall yet?

[(Anonymous)]

I live in northern Utah, and we usually have beautiful falls. The trees and bushes in the mountains are dressed up in their finest colors of gold, orange, red, and evergreen.

The past few years haven't been as colorful because of a drought we were experiencing. (You need moisture for the trees to have such gorgeous colors.) So this year fall has been great!

I'm always sad to see the end of the long summer days, because it means winter is on the horizon. But with the beautiful deep blue skies and the color in the mountains, it helps me realize that there is more to Utah than winter, although it would be nice to get the cold weather over with in six weeks (around December).

Unfortunately, that's not the case. The season that is really short here is spring. We can go from spring to summer in a week (and have some lovely flooding, provided we have snow in the mountains.)

Summers are hot and occasionally very hot and also way to short and with little rain. Then it is time to harvest the fruit and vegetables and I wonder why I dreading the fall, when each beatifull day is like a gift to savor until the first winter snow falls.

weidmanc@nebonet.com

[saycestsay.livejournal.com]

Where in Tennessee did you live? I was in LaFollette/Speedwell during my highschool years.

Yesterday's thunderstorm struck outta the blue. No, really. Blue sky outside the window and shazam! lightning bolt and a drenching rain. Passed quickly but still refreshing.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

I lived in Nashville. Born, raised, lived there until I was 25.

I wanted a thunderstorm yesterday. We were supposed to have one. My kids said it drizzled at school, but I didn't even see a drop here at work. :(

I love thunderstorms.

Was yours a good one?

[saycestsay.livejournal.com]

Naw, it only lasted a few minutes.... We don't get good thunderstorms here unless the rest of the country is being destroyed by hurricanes.

[canoeu.livejournal.com]

It still feels like summer here (AZ). I think we hit 100 yesterday. But we only have two seasons here: Hot and less hot. No rain for a few weeks now, though there may be a chance today and tomorrow. *crosses fingers*

I lived in Tennessee too. I grew up in Memphis and then went to UTK for college.

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

Twin Cities: There've been some high temperatures, but mostly it's cooled down enough that I'm beginning to think about switching from short sleeved shirts and sandals. (Note: Some people have begun wearing jackets.)

Some leaves have turned, but trees are mostly still green.

[everyonesakitty.livejournal.com]

It's getting cooler here in CO, but afternoons are still hot. We get all four seasons, but none are extreme.

Dude, I forget; where are you? Sounds hot there haha! I hope you get some fun crisp days soon!

[nycshelly.livejournal.com]

Feels like fall today in NYC. This has been a warm September. But it's been mostly nice, especially today.

[quiller77.livejournal.com]

You only yearn for fall because you actually had summer. Our summer this year was cold and rainy and altogether awful. The only place in NA that had such consistently cold weather while everyone else was having extreme heat, it seems. And yes, I'm bitter and twisted, 'cuz our winters are long and I'm nowhere near ready. No memories of lazing in the hot sun to keep me warm.

This morning I scraped frost off the windshield, but today is a glorious fall day. Blue sky and no wind. I want a month of these.

[cicadabug.livejournal.com]

I live right in the heart of New England, so fall's definitely on its way. It's gotten cold out the last few nights, enough that I brought the houseplants in off the porch overnight for the first time since June. Apparently I brought in Other Things with the plants, because when I got up this morning we had treefrogs in the kitchen. My daughter and I had fun catching them and putting them out in the woods this morning.

There are a few leaves starting to turn, and fields are growing more golden in hue, but it doesn't yet feel "fall-like". Rumor has it that we're going to get our first frost later this week, but that next week it'll be warm and sunny again (yay!). Most of the flowers in the garden are long since done, except the mums which'll want planting very soon if I'm to get them to come back next year. Harvest is done; the field down the street is now bare except for a few long rows of pumpkins and many big crates loaded up with winter squash waiting to go off to market.

Looking now out my office window out over the northern part of the valley the dominant color is still a deep green, but I can see one or two trees getting a jump on the rest, little anomalous blocks of red out in the distance. Like a pox, it will spread until my beautiful forests are red and yellow and brown, and then buried in white until we've forgotten what summer meant.

I live in NJ and it's......

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

been pretty warm. But, I'm a summer fan so I've been happy. Suppose to get more Fall-like on Friday.

[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

This ones a wee bit late; I've been away from LJ for a while.

I'm in Johannesburg, and officially it's spring, but the weather has been blindingly hot. The soil in my garden is cracked, and nothing wants to grow. *very sad face* It's been 25 degrees for days, and then today was 18. I just don't get that.

I hope we get plenty of rain this summer, because if it's this hot now, then I shall be nothing more than a puddle of sweat in a few months time.