Living in New England, I've come to think of Fall as my favorite time of the year. The air is crisp and cool, and even though everything is withering away in preparation for Winter, nature becomes exquisitely beautiful before its rebirth. There are so many reasons why I love New England's Autumn season; listed below are just a few.
1. Pumpkin everything
Fall is the season of pumpkins: from pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin pie, to the min pumpkins that sit on your table and the oversized jack-o-lanterns on your porch. People wait all year for pumpkin season, which is just one reason why fall is so great.
2. Sweater weather
Sweaters are cute, comfortable, and mostly everyone loves wearing them once the weather starts to cool down.
3. Halloween
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, because not only do you get to dress up as whatever you want, you get free candy for doing it!
4. Apples galore!
Apple pie. Candy apples. Apple crisp. Apple cider. Apple spice donuts. Apple picking. What more could you possibly need in the fall?
5. Boot season begins
Finally everyone can break out their boots that they've stored away since the end of winter.
6. The foliage
New England is known for its foliage. Here, the leaves on the trees turn beautiful colors, leaving the area splashed with oranges, reds, and yellows. Places further south aren't lucky enough to watch the beautiful aspect of nature every year like we are.
7. Thanksgiving dinner
Nothing is better than gathering your whole family together for a delicious home cooked meal and expressing thankfulness for everything you have.
8. The Weather
While some people are sad to see the Summer sun go, I anxiously await the days I can throw on a sweater and see my breath.
9. The smell of burning leaves
While this may be an odd one, nothing makes me think of Fall more than the smell of people burning leaves at dusk.
10. "13 Nights of Halloween"
"13 Nights of Halloween" is one of the most highly anticipated television events of the year, showing classic Halloween movies that everyone enjoys.
11. Bonfires
The cooler weather means that people can finally break use their bonfires and fireplaces without worrying about melting in the summer night heat.
