October

The summer has gone. The harvest is almost in. Cooler temperatures prevail. Leaves have begun to turn colors. Mums are budding and beginning to bloom. Playoffs, League Championships and the Fall Classic, the World Series are the topics on Facebook and among friends.

Kids are home from school on selected days and not day in and day out. Some people have begun Christmas shopping but most have not. Iced Tea and Lemonade and the ice cream truck are being replaced by hot chocolate and hot cider.

High School Football Games, and raking leaves and making plans for Thanksgiving are among the activities now. Pools are closed, beaches nearly deserted and jackets are being worn. The occasional scent of a fire burning in the evening to take the chill out of a house fills the nostrils.

Days are getting shorter, nights longer and the sky clear and the air crisp as this wonderful month of October begins.