This is a very Northern Europe/North America thread. I envy that you have 4 distinct seasons.
Here in the Middle east, autumn is just a slightly more reasonable version of summer, which is 7 months long, then comes “winter” which is kind of like the autumn you all refer to and because it is so mild there is not much discernible change when “spring” comes about and before you know it, it’s that blazing summer again.
Having said that, your lovely, romantic autumns precede your dark, horrid, depressing winters so on balance, I’ll take the heat.
The winter really sucks and lasts forever so I guess a big part of the autumns charm lies in the fact that after that it’s pure hell for 5 to 6 months straight, unless you like darkness and freezing cold.
Although, it is pretty nice sitting indoors with the fireplace going on, drinking tea or coffee and tweaking synths when its -20C outside. I think I’d miss it actually.
For some reason the arrival of chilly weather makes me nostalgic for rushing to a bar as it starts to get dark around 6:30 to buy some blow and play Hit the North P. I on the ol’ jukebox.
I always enjoy autumn and spring, something about the change is more evocative than winter or summer. They’re like the GAS seasons, hinting at the winter or summer to come and which when they’re here you inevitably get sick of and start wanting for something else. They’re the remedy to the season before and a last refuge from the season ahead.
spring and autumn my favorite times but as a pedestrian I enjoy the solitude of winter when homeowners bother clearing the sidewalks…despise icy streets.
I could rant about the aussie equivalent, moved up here from sydney, bought an enormous 4x4 because theyre convinced they need ome for the dirt roads they never drive on…
But I wont.
Autumn is wonderful, the air is good in autumn.
Autumn also has halloween where I get to do fun things like putting severed fingers in the toilet and filling up the shower with orange pumpkin balloons.
Better than Christmas!