I've really been noticing how the days are getting much shorter lately. It does make one realize that fall is not too far away now.
I used to try for a Halloween light off for the kids and the smell of fall for the neighbors. In the last few years we've had 70º day's and 60º nights. Not what I consider burning weather. I believe my light off last year was around Thanksgiving! This area is very hard to predict due to being surrounded by water. This is one of the few places where our weather is dictated by water temperature. If the Gulf stream stays close and water is warm, air temps won't get cold enough. It comes and goes though. I also watch the wind shift, Southern winds/warm, North or North West, colder!
The smell of college football is in the air. My favorite time of the year. The apple tree's here are starting to be harvested, mostly the newer replanted orchards. From what I see, this season is especially good. I'm definitely ready to turn off the A/C for good. I think that is right around the corner.
Man, that's a very good point and one I wouldn't have thought of, but you are soooooo right! Trash Pandas at work!
My first fire is usually sometime in November. Last year iirc we had a very cold 2 weeks in October. I also remember 72 degree days in November a few years ago and hitting up Lake Erie.
My first fire is usually a false start to the burning season. Typically around the tail end of September we'll have those one or two mornings that drop to the high 30s/low 40s and I'll practically be foaming at the mouth lighting the stove. Inevitably it warms back up and the stove will sit idle for while longer. Speaking to the OP's original post though, I've noticed my 7pm walks are getting darker and darker. Eventually it'll be completely dark at that hour and I'm okay with that (as if I have a choice in the matter anyway?)
My 530 am walks take place like this; Getting out of bed, peeing, letting the dogs out, repeat, turn coffee on, repeat... No matter what time of year...
I hear that. Family and I drove over Guanella pass yesterday. The Aspen leaves and bushes are already starting to turn up there. There was a definite fall chill too. Even with the sunshine, my hoodie felt good. Here are some young big horn sheep that were grazing along the road at over 11,000 feet.
