The air is shimmering with heat, the local dairy is a parking nightmare because everyone WANTS ICE CREAM NOW, and the
hobo spiders are frolicking like elk in mating season. The grass is in a state of permanent wilt, there are makeshift food stands everywhere with signs advertising corn and peaches, and the remnants of summer construction are starting to fade.
All of these are the signs of late August in southeastern Idaho. Do you guys know what that means?
Leaves that change colors. Scarves. Fresh potatoes out of the field. A nip on the air. School supplies. Insects that will be out of sight because they're dead or hibernating. School buses. The smell of harvested alfalfa. Warm clothing like long pants and coats and other cute things. The state fair. New video game releases. Halloween. Sunlight that starts late and ends early. "Falling back" an hour. Gold grain against a dark sky. Cleaning out the garden. Control burns. Blankets. All the birds migrating away. The first overnight freeze.
That's right. It's almost autumn!
Definitely my favorite time of year. There's just something about, well, all those things I just listed. :D It gets me curious though . . . not everyone can love autumn (what's wrong with you people?!) . . . so tell me, what's your favorite season and why? Give me a heads up in the comments.
brennabraaten 77p · 696 weeks ago
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squidinksarah 72p · 695 weeks ago
I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I mean, there's my birthday and farmer's markets and FRUIT (amongst other things) . . . but there's also spiders. I'm not arachnophobic or anything, but they invade my bedroom. And I do not appreciate that. >_>
oreohmygosh 57p · 693 weeks ago
I also have a problem with the heat. See, it's stupid cold for 6 months out of the year. Then there is nice weather for about 4 months. And then really hot weather for 2 months. I just can't get acclimated to hot weather here. Once it gets above 85 degrees I feel like death.
squidinksarah 72p · 693 weeks ago
I'm the same way with spiders. Horrified ---> Spider Slayer. We get hobo spiders here, which are actually related to brown recluse. They're not nearly as poisonous, but STILL. And they run, like, two miles per hour and they're big and creepy and supposedly they can't climb, which is a LIE. Ugh. >___<
oreohmygosh 57p · 693 weeks ago
I miss going back to school though. This is my first autumn not returning to school. I'm living vicariously through my boyfriend right now...
squidinksarah 72p · 693 weeks ago