So even thought I've lived most of my adult life outside of Florida, this whole changing seasons phenomenon still takes me by surprise. On this, my fourth fall in GA, here's a couple of the signs I've learned to appreciate -
1. Leaves, like, actually start falling here. The trees look so naked in the winter! In Florida, leaves fall twice a year. The first time is during hurricane season when the dead palm fronds you were too cheap to get trimmed end up delightfully strewn about your yard after the first tropical storm moves through. The second time is that day in February when it freezes and all the non-palm leaves just fall off dead in one day.
2. You actually need pajama pants here - they're not just for marking the season - example: Oh, it's Fall now so I call pull out these super lightweight Old Navy pj pants with leaves and pumpkins to look appropriately seasonal.
3. Boots! Oh my word, boots are so much fun!! Who knew? These are awesome!!! 1 new pair per year. That's my limit.
4. Open windows in cars and homes. And not just because the AC is broken. What a crazy idea!!! (Some day I will tell the story here of how a broken AC gave me a black eye).
5. The sweaters are heavy and warm and stuff. In FL, the sweaters tend to be, shall we say, loosely woven. Lots of room for air to circulate since it's only 75. Like you still need to wear a cami underneath to be decent. Those don't work so well for me up here.
6. One that's really kind of loopy is this whole baseball thing. It actually ramps up in the fall (and interrupts the TV line -up. Sigh.) Peak baseball season in FL is in February when spring training starts (hopefully after that one day it got down to freezing for 10 minutes in the middle of the night).
1. Leaves, like, actually start falling here. The trees look so naked in the winter! In Florida, leaves fall twice a year. The first time is during hurricane season when the dead palm fronds you were too cheap to get trimmed end up delightfully strewn about your yard after the first tropical storm moves through. The second time is that day in February when it freezes and all the non-palm leaves just fall off dead in one day.
2. You actually need pajama pants here - they're not just for marking the season - example: Oh, it's Fall now so I call pull out these super lightweight Old Navy pj pants with leaves and pumpkins to look appropriately seasonal.
3. Boots! Oh my word, boots are so much fun!! Who knew? These are awesome!!! 1 new pair per year. That's my limit.
4. Open windows in cars and homes. And not just because the AC is broken. What a crazy idea!!! (Some day I will tell the story here of how a broken AC gave me a black eye).
5. The sweaters are heavy and warm and stuff. In FL, the sweaters tend to be, shall we say, loosely woven. Lots of room for air to circulate since it's only 75. Like you still need to wear a cami underneath to be decent. Those don't work so well for me up here.
6. One that's really kind of loopy is this whole baseball thing. It actually ramps up in the fall (and interrupts the TV line -up. Sigh.) Peak baseball season in FL is in February when spring training starts (hopefully after that one day it got down to freezing for 10 minutes in the middle of the night).
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