Fall is really the most perfect time of the year. It's the season that beautifully transitions the long dog days of summer before the seemingly endless, relentless cold winter approaches. Fall is like a fireworks display, filled with color, awe and wonder... At the beginning of the season warm days are interspersed with cooler days - creating a most perfect season. We can turn off our air-conditioners and open our windows. Nighttime cools enough to warrant warm blankets and covers. Mornings are cool and we reach for warm sweaters - by afternoon they're off and the sun's rays warms our shoulders. As the season progresses, the days get shorter and cooler. The trees in a distance resemble a fiery blaze and eventually those bright colors cover the ground and go crunch underfoot. In this season we will light our first fires in our fireplaces, our ovens will get turned on once again and sweet smells will permeate our homes and our hearts... We'll spend more time inside, and we'll drink warm mugs of tea and cider to warm our hands when the weather turns cooler. We'll take drives in the countryside and pick apples and pumpkins with our children who will all eagerly await the day they can dress up and collect candy. As the season progresses we'll gather together with family and loved ones for the holidays... This season, like all others, is fleeting, and we should all get out there and appreciate the beauty and wonder that's all around us!

1. Go apple picking