As the summer comes to an end, what excites you about autumn?

[mugcup]

I am weird but I love this time of year. Things I look forward to are..
• chunky knits
• nice boots
• that feeling when your freezing and you walk into a warm building
• buying nice candles
• settling down with the kids on a sat night to watch a movie with treats ( normally they play out till Bath/bed time in summer)

I'm sure there's more.

What's yours ?

I’ve found the opposite - as DH and I are getting older winter seems endless and tougher to get through.

@Ori1 totally agree!

I love autumn 🍂 especially a cosy blanket on the sofa with a hot choc!

I'm already sad at the night's drawing in . Can't bear the dark unremitting cold and wet of winter.

Blankets on the sofa
Pumpkin spiced latte
Muddy walks
Bakewell tart
Pumpkin pie
Roasts
Historical fiction
Starting to get excited about Christmas

Same. I'm always confused by some of the things (cliches) that make it onto the autumn lists... crunchy leaves (enjoyable how?) boots and jumpers (don't see how you look forward to these exactly - surely you just wear them?)

Christmas break when I can jet off to somewhere with high temps & sunshine.

I also loved this post and am so glad it's resurfaced.

I love little trips out to collect conkers and leaves. My kids are getting to the end of that now but I still work with little ones so love to take in Autumnal bits for them.

Also just the sense of cosy autumnness, being back in a warm house with a hot drink after a long day.

We've planned to go to an arboretum in the Autumn as DD and I both love Autumn. She's due her frost baby so hoping for a few big baby bump photos in the trees... 🍁🍂

I get to like Autumn eventually but always grieve the end of summer for first two weeks of September. I'm conditioning myself to like Autumn more and not resist this season. I have friends who love Autumn and they inspire me.

Even though I love summer, the heat at night is relentless lately. Trying to keep us all cool so I’m looking forward to cooler nights. Hoping we have less rain and can have some days out in park where it may be colder but hopefully dryer.

We just ordered a load of logs for our burner. Getting stocked up early if we can so it can dry a bit before we need it.

I always look forward to Strictly!

Me too! It feels like the run to Christmas!

I’m also looking forward to wearing clothes I like. Big oversized jumpers with midi skirts.

Oh and boots. I can wear boots again! 🥳

I like Autumn and winter up until December. After that I usually get depressed with the lack of sunlight. I find Jan, Feb, March hardgoing.

Trying to be positive I look forward to:

AW clothes, especially boots and tights and turtle necks! No more hair removal, fake tanning or pedicures 👊

Winter TV - much better than summer.

My electric blanket <gimmer>, hot water bottles, fleecy onesies & thick socks

Autumn walks

Stodgy food like soups, stews & roasts (and crumble!)

I like Autumn til the clocks change! I hate that it gets dark so early.
Summer is wonderful for the light and the after dinner leisurely walks. I like brisk autumn walks but the dark puts a dampener on things.

I do enjoy autumn and winter food. Soups and stews feel comforting and healthy to me.
Autumn is still warm enough to sit in the garden in the evening and the stars come out a bit earlier.

November, December and January are the only months I don't get hay fever, so I bloody love them. September is rarely as autumnal as I'd like, but October is 😍

Love everything about it. Nights drawing in, leaves falling, that autumnal smell in the air. And Christmas is on its way!

Hate hot weather/summer.

Autumn is still warm enough to sit in the garden in the evening

You must live somewhere pretty warm.

What do I like about autumn? The very rare bright days - more enjoyable because they are so rare.

What do I like about winter? Nothing, nothing at all.

Still 4 weeks of Summer yet!

Just saw this in trending and first thought was fuck all.

Somethings will never change.

Sweet FA, especially this year. I think I might have tried to be positive last year on the thread (CBA to trawl back to check).

After a cold and windy spring, followed by a “summer” dominated by constant grey skies, the thought of autumn and winter is really not filling me with joy.

That sounds awesome! I'd love that.

I love Autumn, its my favourite season. This Summer was total rubbish too, so even more reason to look forward to it this year. Crap weather for most of the school holidays, so I'm thinking we will get better weather in autumn(well I'm hoping!).

I love the Autumn colours, my dd is Halloween mad, so looks forward to that. We've also got a long weekend away in October to look forward too. I love the cosy nights, getting excited about Christmas and I cant wait for the mince pies to be out😋. So yep roll on Autumn🍂🍁🎃🛍, cant wait to say goodbye to this rather soggy Summer.

I wondered how long it would be before the blankets and hot chocolate appeared. Genuinely don’t get the MN love for a sugar laden hot milk drink (bleurgh)and lying about on the sofa for hours on end under a blanket (yawn) under artificial light or in the semi darkness.

Cool weather! On hols at the mo in SW France - it’s 41 deg! 😩

Don’t worry, we get cool weather for most of the year in the UK, you don’t have to wait for autumn or winter and all the crap that comes with them.

Neither do I.