- Crimson and orange sunsets
- October birthdays (mine, especially)
- Crunching leaves underfoot
- Nighttime drives
- Warm apple cider with cinnamon sticks
- Gray, cloudy autumn days
- Stopping by local fruit farms for harvest treats
- Wispy clouds against harvest moons
- Caramel apples with nuts
- Raking leaves into piles
- Pressing the final blooms of summer in a journal
- Baking autumn goodies
- Entertaining fantasies of late-night hayrides
- Listening to Nick Drake's Pink Moon in the evenings
- Shorter days, endless nights
- Halloween
- Rummaging in the attic for decorations and rediscovering those that were forgotten
- Carving pumpkins
- Filling goodie bags for trick-or-treaters
- Admiring the decorated house from the cul-de-sac
- Duncan's adorable Halloween bandannas
- Nippy air that whispers of winter's approach
- Country roads canvased with leaves
- Lazy afternoons
- Layering clothes, especially scarves and sweaters
- The return of my confidence-boosting ankle boots
- Wind that howls like a banshee
- Mountains blanketed with autumn colour
- Keeping the urge to prematurely break out the Christmas music at bay
- Comfort foods
- Cherished seasonal films: Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands
- Pumpkin cookies to devour (and bake for others)
- Thanksgiving!
- The Macy's Parade
- Mounting yuletide excitement
- The beautifully-set dining room table
- Mom's signature potato stuffing!
- Blissful, gluttonous overindulgence tolerated that one day each year
- "Leaves" scented soap and candles
- Cooking over the fire in the backyard
sep 17 2011 ∞
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