Fall signifiers, a list

[drwex]

Taking hot showers

Snuggling in bed, with the covers on

Warm milk with honey

Closing the windows at night

Doubling up on antihistamines

Flannel shirts over short sleeved tees

Debating taking the window ACs out to be put away

L'shana tova everyone. What are your fall signifiers?

Comments

[tamidon]

hot apple cider, wearing layers , that cold hitting you when you get out of bed

[drwex]

Is your house chilly in the fall?

Mmm cider. Cider donuts!

[ahf]

The slower sound of the crickets in the evening, wearing socks on a regular basis again, feeling like I can cook in the house without running the AC bill through the roof.

[drwex]

Oh, yes, socks!

[elusiveat]

Fall colors

Darker mornings and evenings

Trying to figure out what to do with CSA squash

Crisp weather with blue skies (more an association than a signifier)

Being able to wear vaguely professional-looking clothes

The return of undergraduates

[drwex]

What are your fall colors? Or do you mean in the world?

I miss the rhythm of university life.

[elusiveat]

What are your fall colors? Or do you mean in the world?

I mean in the world. Specifically New England seasonal color changes. So lots of orange, red, and brown.

I miss the rhythm of university life.

There's something special about it.

[flexagon]

Lighting the pilot light in the fireplace

Wearing a sweater or hoodie, but no coat

[drwex]

Pilot light in fireplace? We have to check our chimney. You have gas I'm assuming?

[flexagon]

Yes, gas.

[c1]

I contemplated wearing a long-sleeve uniform today. Opted instead for the vest.

I’m so not looking forward to schlepping a stretcher through snowbanks again.

[fenicedautun]

OMG what is up with the allergens right now.

socks is a good one, tea at home (I drink tea at work year round due to overzealous AC), soup for dinner, pyjamas (instead of just a t-shirt to sleep in)

[drwex]

OMG what is up with the allergens right now.

Short answer: global warming. Areas like Alaska and Canada that never had allergy seasons or didn't have them for so long are suffering. The warming and wetter weather is better for many of the major allergen producers. Yay humans.

[quietann]

Wearing socks to bed :)

[intuition_ist]

Being willing to go outside again

Changing leaves + leaf peepers

Massive traffic (thru Columbus Day, when all the froshies take their cars home again)

Being able to get by without heat or A/C

Candy season - Halloween thru Easter (though not much any more)

Gorgeous fall days with the blue sky that you mostly only see in New England

World gets darker

Fall signifiers

[gothtique]

Starting to clean out my garden, cleaning out the plants that have passed, bringing in the last of the beans, tomatoes and carrots.

My show schedule suddenly in full gear!

Shirts with sleeves.

Inventorying the socks.

Canning