Fall is my absolute favorite season! And it always has been, but lately I have fallen in love with the beauty that we have been blessed with. Summer is a favorite for a lot of people, but that is for a large number of reasons. Since school started for everyone else (except me!!) it made me realize that fall is supposed to be coming soon….but I don’t want it to! Here are a few of my thoughts as to why.

1. Weather

• The temperature is getting lower, as well as the humidity. This change helps me want to be out more.
• I like spending the time outside it helps in many ways. Sometimes exercise, sometimes just yard-work if needed (or able if it needs to be done)!
• With the heat changing I don’t have to run right inside, but I am able to enjoy what is around me, and others, in my daily travels.

2. Plants

• Despite the beauty of what comes from the fall of plants that are already out, there is still a lot more left from summer!
• What we get in the summer time has a lot more variety and those colors, shapes, smells, and surroundings are going to be missed quite a bit.

3. Food

• Food able to be cooked outside has a positive effect me. Being able to enjoy what is happening outside is something that I have always loved.
• Since food can no longer be enjoyed outside you then only have a few options of how it can be done inside and you usually lose some variety, which can affect the flavor options available.

4. Actions

• Currently I have been able to go for a walk, nice, quick and easy around the block. Doing this outside gives you a look at what changes are happening in nature.
• At this point in the year is when everyone tries to do things involved with water too. Swimming, fishing, going out on boats for fun, or even exercise. Although some of those things can happen inside, doing them outside changes the way that they might even happen too.

5. People

• As we move into the colder weather and the children have already started school, I don’t spend my days surrounded by others that are my age.
• During the summer weather it is way better for all of those that I know for us to be doing something outside. Despite the obnoxious heat/humidity some days, there is more room for us to be outside than in.
• Now with us all outside more in this weather we often see neighbors outside more too and give them all a quick “Hi” at least.