to ask what do you love about autumn i s

[booksinbed]

I struggle this time year - dark nights and central heating feeling of being hemmed in etc...please could you tell me how you enjoy autumn !!!

[quoteunquote]

everything, I can see the wood for the tress, the landscape is opening up,

there are less people cluttering up the surf, the water is warm,

the light is amazing, so are the sunsets, the lovely misty mornings, just before the sun breaks though, are fab, spiders webs full of dew, the deer are lazy, so easy to monitor,

the river is full, and the himalayan balsam is dying back,

the owls are going nuts at night, love the conversations they have,

Proper wind, that whips all leaves.

empty fields, re churning the ground,

berries everywhere.

[BollocksToKarma]

The colours
cosy nights with the heating on
comfort food
stew and dumplings when the rain is battering against the windows
the air is a slightly different colour
halloween
Christmas
The build up to both
scarves, gloves and hats

[Jusfloatingby]

I like the nights drawing in and the cosiness of pulling the curtains and lighting a fire at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
I like the sense of life settling into its normal pattern after the Summer, the smell of bonfires, the kids in school uniform walking up the road, favourite programmes appearing back on television, the feel of a new year beginning (I still think of Autumn as the start of the new year).
I like getting back into opaque tights and polo neck jumpers and not worrying about fake tans etc.

[BollocksToKarma]

Agree about life settling back to normal.

I just feel more at home in the Autumn and Winter. Like everything is just how it should be and can only get better. My mental state shows a huge improvement and I'm a lot more organised, happier and peaceful.

Strange.

[Totobear]

I am the same!

[ShowOfHands]

In a hippy, woo bollocks sort of way, Autumn feels right to me. I adore it. Summer is this scorching, invasive, vast beast. Autumn feels softer, closer, like the protective clouds are coming down and the leaves are drifting and changing into warm colours. And the clothes and the food help. Scarves and hats and tights and boots. Snuggly and warm. Plus stews and dumplings and hearty slow-cooked meals. I like it when the leaves whip round your ankles as you open the back door to the warmth and smell of the woodburner. And I can smell Christmas coming.

[BollocksToKarma]

I dont think anyone can describe it better than Showofhands.

[MaryPoppinsBag]

Getting back into the school routine,
Having an 'Autumn' clean,
Harvest,
DH's birthday,
Half term week away in Devon,
Halloween,
Bonfire night,
DS's Birthday,
Christmas Shopping,
Christmas crafts,
Generally looking forward to Christmas.

I like the falling leaves, the chill in the air, lighting the fire, woodland walks and going to a big bonfire!

Ahh I love this time of year

[Forevergirl]

It's my fave season.
I love Halloween
Start getting excited about Christmas
Love dark nights
Love wrapping up
Love watching the trees change
Love true autumn weather
Eating stews
In think its a magical time of year

[ShowOfHands]

It is magical isn't it? A bit like Autumn might have some secrets. Summer has no subtlety, no nuances. I do just feel like it's scorching into everything. Autumn is gently changing and settling into something a bit mystical.

See. Woo bollocks.

[BollocksToKarma]

Sod woo bollocks.

Summer is too faced paced and harsh and cold. Autumn is subtle, slower and warmer.

[slowestwildebeast]

I love Autumn. Wrap up warm and go for a walk with someone you love.
Nights by the fire playing board games.
Xmas is not far off.
I don't have to show as much past skin or rip hair out of my legs. :)

[quirrelquarrel]

Oh guys you're making me feel bad about missing Autumn at home. Which I love. Here in Surrey it'll be pretty too, but I have no bond with this place. The things I like are the sound of planes all day and the silhouettes of the trees against the sky at 8/9pm. God I want to go home. It's not homesickness, just that I don't suit this place.

Autumn is my favourite season. The smell in the air. The feel that you're drawing into a dark corner of the year.

[BollocksToKarma]

Where is Home quirrel?

[oldraver]

The colours of the trees and the foliage falling.

Warm towels on the radiators now the CH is on

Just being out on a cold sunny Autumn day

[catgirl1976]

New boots! :)

[Jakadaal]

sunny chilly mornings walking the dog with the leaves changing colour and the berries appearing on the bushes
the smell of bonfires
the promise of Christmas
the promise of snow

and beautiful new knitwear

[KenLeeeeeee]

The kids not arguing about bedtime, because it is in fact dark!

The spectrum of gorgeous colours - gold, orange, burnished red, vibrant purple.
Collecting conkers on the walk home from school.
Running through piles of crunchy, scrunchy leaves.
Hat, scarf & glove shopping
Putting on my coat for the first time this year and finding that £20 note I left in the pocket
Planning Christmas parties
Cosying up in jumpers and cardis rather than having my back fat and bingo wings on show in strappy tops all the time
Not having to paint my toenails to make them presentable in sandals
Reflecting back over the year as it draws to a close
The start of the new school year and all the potential ahead for the kids
Harvest festivals, Hallowe'en party, Bonfire night, Christmas parties
Eating great big stews and casseroles
Frosty dew clinging to spiderwebs first thing in the morning

Most of all, the way life settles down and quietens after a summer of people jetting about for holidays and whining about how the British weather is just never good enough. Autumn is peaceful but full of promise all at the same time. It's definitely my favourite season.

[quirrelquarrel]

BollocksToKarma it's York, up North :) now I'm away I keep seeing pictures of people around town on my Facebook feed and I keep thinking Oh what have I done, going away. Je l'aime!

[OHforDUCKScake]

Everythinb bollockstokarma said.

[ShowOfHands]

And on a personal note, ds is 12mo atm and I've just bought him a pair of sturdy boots. He's at that stage where he can run without falling and is getting confident about moving around in big spaces. He'll crouch down to peer at the ground and then stand up and shoot off. I'm going to love watching him peering at fallen leaves, picking them up, holding them up triumphantly, picking up a huge pile and throwing them while giggling uncontrollably, running through the piles of golden yellows and vivid reds and then coming home to the fire on and nuzzling into him as I take off his outdoor clothes and the tip of his nose being cold and his cheeks rosy. That. I'm looking forward to that. Chuck in 5yo dd and her exuberance, chasing after him and throwing leaves to amuse him and I'm about as happy as I get without gingerbread and earl grey.

[quirrelquarrel]

Oh ShowOfHands that's such a lovely post :)

[crackcrackcrak]

The cosy dark evenings in my lovely house. Dd sleeping later due to later dawn. Autumn colours in the park. The beach day we had on the v last day of summer and the photos of dd and her best friend in the surf until
Sunset.
All the toddler classes starting again - new activities - new friends - even more mum friends to gossip with.
The fresh crisp refreshing air in the mornings.
Being able to set the timer on the heating and nut having to fiddle with it all the time!
Drying delicate washing on the radiator
Not taking my uggs off until may
Dressing up dd in wooly tights and needle cord dresses with snug boots on

[redexpat]

Soup.
Lovely root veggies with the sunday roast.
Walks in the cold and crisp (but not freezing) air.
The light in the early evening. Seeing the sun come up.
Funky woollen tights.
Dew on cobwebs in the morning.
Wearing pjs, slippers.
Hot chocolate with marshmallows/whipped cream.
Swooshing through piles of leaves. Ooooh the smell and the sound!
The sheer beauty of all the leaves changing colour.
Apple crumble and custard. Second helpings. And thirds.

[Makinglists]

The colour of leaves - I saw a leaf today on the ground that was green/yellow/red/brown - it was the most beautifully coloured thing I've seen in a long time.

I always feel very in tough with nature this time of year and its beauty and its mystery

The feeling that you can start again and have a fresh start.

I love salad but to have a change to warming foods.

My birthday! - autumn really is my fave time of year.