Once again, as summer fades into fall, I have to get into cheerleader mode. I’m not cheering on any sports teams. I’m rooting for an entire season. My husband is emphatically not a fan of fall.
Summer is my favorite season as well, but I can’t be a hater of its successor. The other half of our household has no difficulty taking that stance. To him, every one of those brilliantly colored leaves is a warning signal that six months of winter lies ahead.
I’ll be tackling my “cheers for fall” campaign on several fronts. The first will be road trips. I’ll suggest heading south. This has two-fold benefits: I will get to see the fall foliage as we leave here, and he will get to return to the lingering days of summer as we go down the map.
Next, I will cook up large servings of fall foods. Squash soup, ratatouille, pumpkin bread and apple cake are guaranteed to deliver happiness and a fondness for the season that brings harvests.
I will also suggest that we search for the most beautiful fall tree of all. This is, of course, totally impossible. For each blazing sugar maple we find, there’s always a more spectacular one just down the road or over the next hill. But this is a wonderful distraction from thinking about the winter ahead.
And, finally, I intend to turn on the furnace or fireplace at the first hint of those chilly nights. Plus, I will be having a conversation with our cat herd about the necessity of more cuddling up with my guy. It’s always a good move to keep a fall curmudgeon as warm as possible.
Oh, I do love fall!!!
Spring and Summer are great for riding after work and on weekends, but Fall and Winter are my favorite seasons. I absolutely love the cold, the rain, the food, the smells… I’m with you there, Mary!
I do prefer winter in California to winter in Wisconsin!