We've had a glorious summer...but is anyone else looking forward to Autumn?

[petitpasta]

Just that really. I'm grateful for the lovely summer we've had but I am really looking forward to opaque tights and boots, soups and casseroles, cooler days, candles, fairy lights and Autumn leaves.

Yes!

I feel so much happier already as a person 😄

The first few weeks of September as there is lots of good things but then it’s cold, dark, wet and miserable.

I am bamboozled by a lot of the complainers on this thread, who seem to be complaining about winter conditions. Autumn doesn't tend to be excessively cold and muddy.

No, give me a long hot summer anytime. I can't bear the endless dark nights, the wind, rain and mud. The worst thing about autumn is the knowledge that winter is not far behind and there is nothing good about that.

Nooooooooooooooooo

It should be summer every day.

God I hate autumn : “Oh but all the lovely colours!!”

You can fuck off with your yellows and oranges and I raise you mist, drizzle, storms and misery.

We've had the best spring/summer that I can't remember! Looking forward to the turning of the seasons now though. SCD, leaves falling, colours changing, bite in the air, candles burning...lovely

No. I don't mind the first couple of weeks of September but after that... dark evenings, dark mornings, rain.
I've loved every second of this summer. I don't want to wear 'snuggly' knit wear.. ( and do not like hot chocolate ) I want to be in shorts T shirt and crocs all year round😁I've not needed heating, or a tumble dryer for months and months, the dog is not mud covered, my allotment has been incredible ... I love summer!

No - I absolutely hate autumn and winter - not for the weather -I can put up with rain - but it is the horrible darkness morning and evening. It makes me feel awful.

Exactly this. I love sunny frosty mornings and crunchy leaves, and new boots.

I think my body needs the autumn now, I have spent this entire glorious summer outside. Been to the allotment, the beach, sat outside with a book, ran, swam, cycled…every day I had off, before and after work too. I’m exhausted 😂 but very happy.
If it’s dark, I can’t go to the allotment till 10pm 😂, so I’ll be indoors, resting a bit. I’ll also cook a bit more, at the moment I live on salads. I loved living in linen, but the other night I needed a jumper, and it felt nice.
I still booked a week in the Canaries in November though, because last year the weather was absolutely shite and I struggled.

Yep! Saying that just today. We’ve had a great summer but bring on Autumn 😄

Absolutely not!

I have loved spring & summer this year. Finally a long spell of fantastic weather after two years of seemingly relentless cold & downpours. Here in the East Midlands there were serious floods in many places which had never flooded before in living memory.

I would love this amazing weather to go on & on. Realistically, though, I do understand that farmers & growers are having a nightmare & desperately need some rain.

It’s not the cold I have an issue with - I like skiing for example. It’s the darkness and we tend to get a lot of rain in this country. I’m sure a crisp, sunny autumn somewhere else would be lovely. Then in to a proper snowy winter… we don’t get that here

no absolutely not

Yes, I struggle with the endless dark evenings. I do a couple of hobbies that start around 6pm and I really dislike heading out for them when it's already dark.

You lost me at new notebooks?!?
spicy hot chocolate……wrong
crunchy leaves…..hiding dog shit and dead squirrels

Yeah I really hate that. I’m just less likely to go out. And ferrying children around to their sports clubs in the dark is also miserable.

I do love the warm, light evenings.

Buy a new notebook! That will get you through 6 months of dark, cold and rain.

It’s my birthday month and I always go on holiday plus it’s a short month and spring is on its way.

Yes October is my favourite month too.

Same. Relentless dark, grey wetness and misery.

Anyway, despite not embracing the autumn, today I have made damson gin and spiced plum vodka. The wonderful spring and summer have given me a glut.

I'm enjoying summer for as long as possible. No point wishing your life away.

I do love Autumn but I’m not quite ready for it yet. This Summer in Cornwall has been glorious and am hoping we can squeeze out some more before the mudfest begins!

Definitely, for a few reasons.

I don’t like warm weather.
I’ve had emergency surgery over the weekend and I’m looking forward to being fully recovered in the Autumn when hopefully we should be moving into a beautiful new build house in a new area which will need lots of exploring!
I have a ticket to an event where I’ll be getting to shake the hand of my absolute favourite ever football player and have a photo with him, and I get to do all of that with my son.

If you are going to look for the negative in everything, you'll find it. I have never once seen a dead squirrel under leaves, and dog mess is year round.