Because it’s Friday. Because I’m feeling a wee bit overwhelmed. Because it’s an absolutely beautiful, blue-sky kind of day. Because it’s way more fun than all the yarn dyeing I must do today.
Because of all of that I’m giving away the last September Surprise box of yarn. To enter, leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite thing about fall.
Entries close Sunday night at midnight, EST. I’ll post the winner- chosen at random- here on Monday morning. The winner will have 24-hours to claim his or her (but probably her) prize, after which another winner will be chosen. One entry per person please. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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My favourite thing about Fall is the way the light hits the trees on those incredibly crisp mornings when the sun is hung low in the sky and the branches are thick with goldening leaves.
I love the crispness in the air when fall hits. That first day, when you walk outside and realize, “I should have grabed a jacket.”
for me it is the cooler weather for sure. the summer time heat in texas is usually unbearable by august and when september rolls around we are willing it to drop even 5 degrees! once that happens, the trees instantly start dropping leaves and it’s just heaven!!
Favorite thing about autumn – the smells – the clean and new smell of the air – soup bubbling on the stove – apples – the piles of apples at the farmers market – apples baking with cinnamon and sugar in the oven – wool – the lavender and beeswax of my daughters’ kindergarten classroom…
I just received my yarn from the Spring 2009 shearing. It’s fabulous – It has subtly brought a deep, warm, pungent smell of your farm to my dining room. Lovely.
Yay! What a fun prize.
I love a lot of things about fall, the smell of the air, the changing colours, the sense of “new year” (in my employment, the calendar refreshes around this time of year)… but my favourite, favourite thing about fall is the FOOD! Harvest time!!!
My favorite thing about autumn? Oh, the wet cool smell of fallen leaves. Hands down. The scent is rich & earthy and speaks volumes to me about the cycle of the world.
despite the fact that we don’t really get the whole change of seasons thing (which I do love) here in SoCal, I do love the cooler weather, running in the dark in the morning, how much quieter and less crowded the beach is…
The colors! Not only do the flowers and plants have a vibrancy about them, but the light filters so softly first thing in the morning.
Can’t forget about the Harvest moon. It looks so close, one should be able to touch it.
All of this soothes my soul.
When the cooler temps make me a little forlorn (oh how I love summer too), I pick up my knitting and think about how I love wrapping myself and my loved ones in my hand knit items. Fall also means foods I love, country fairs, and RHINEBECK!!
Pumpkin bread and apple cider!
Pumpkins,mums, beautifully colored leaves and comfort food are among thr top reasons I love Fall.
The changing leaves!
Fall is my favorite season…because I get to start wearing wool! I love the crispness in the air, and apple picking, and making big pots of soup.
Fall is my favorite time to visit Martha’s Vineyard. I love the smell of the air, the feel of the air on my skin. Fall air, mmmmm.
i love the air in autumn–cool, damp, smelling of smoke and leaves.
I think my favorite thing about fall are the cool nights perfect for falling asleep under your covers, rather than miserably lying a top them drenched in sweat as summer nights are wont to due.
I also love wearing scarves in this weather. A lot.
Oh, I have two favourite things about fall. The first is that the temperature actually becomes moderate here in North Carolina.
The second is pumpkins! Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie… even the pumpkin shakes some places offer.
I just love fall.
My favorite things about fall are the fresh feeling in the air, clear blue skies and the smell of leaves on the ground. The combination always reminds me of running cross country in high school.
Favorite fall fancies – hot toddies with cider and jack daniels – last rosebud blooms – migrating birds & butterflies – wet leafy walks in the woods – falling acorns-and the last dip in the atlantic ocean…
I think the best thing about fall is the coming back of fresh air. I coolness in the air is the best and all the different colors of the leaves on the trees are just breathtaking. It’s my very favorite time of the year.
Favorite thing about Fall? I have to choose a favorite? That’s hard….Hmmm. I love how pretty it is when the leaves turn color. I love that the weather gets a little bit cooler, so that I can spend time outside without melting. I also love being able to wear sweaters and knee-high boots.
I would love that, there’s little more comforting than camping in the couch with yarn and needles in a cold october evening…
Fall is such a great time of the year. I love seeing all the livestock (my own and on farms we drive past) up and about the pastures; I love the color of the leaves and most of all I love PUMPKIN MUFFINS & Halloween!!! Almost Pumpkin everything is delicious and Halloween is my wedding anniversary and my son’s birthday!
My favorite thing about Fall is the cool weather and snuggling to get warm. I live in So Cal and I hate the monotonous heat.
I love the chill in the air, the way the light slants through the sky and makes things glow, and most of all, wearing wool socks again. Delicious!
I like eating soup in the fall, also butternut squashes are finally around!
The crisp cool morning air that clears my mind allowing for a new season of thought to fill my body
To me, fall is the beginning! Oklahoma summers tend to wear me out..I don’t really like heat. So fall is when I really get excited. It’s the beginning of school..not for me, but I always get at least one new notebook or pencil case (good for dpns). Time to think about planting spring bulbs. The air is full of anticipation. And since I think I suffer from Laura Ingalls Wilder syndrome it’s time to stock up on everything from yarn to cat food. One would think I lived out in the Alaskan wilderness.
I think Vermont might be my favorite thing about fall. I’m lucky enough to live in VT and we have the ‘famed fall folliage’ on the green mountains, apple picking, apple cider, apple donuts, our sheep & wool fest, crisp fall air (cool enough to knit with wool and then wear what you knit right after you finish!)…
Favorite thing about fall? Cooler weather!!! After 5 months of broiling in the desert sun, I was outside all day today at a craft fair, just ecstatic that there was a little breeze, and I wasn’t going to pass out from the heat.
Now, if I was still living back east, I’d be taking walks in the newly fallen leaves, all different colors. I’d be going to Valley Green, a 100+ year old inn, outside of Philadelphia, with the Wissahickon river (creek) flowing, and watch the leaves falling through the air.
Watching my daughter collecting newly colored leaves…calling “Mom I have the perfect one for you”, over and over again. She is 4 and I’m 40, it is perfect!
Crisp air, fall colors, of course, but I absolutely love the smell of woodsmoke! It conjures that wonderful feeling of coziness after being outside in the cold.
I love the fresh apple cider that appears in the fall. I like to mix it with whiskey and a squeeze of lemon juice for a lovely fall evening cocktail.
My favorite thing about fall….Pumpkin, coloured leaves in the trees, scarecrows, turkeys, football, craft shows, the preparation of gifts for Christmas (hand made of course).And maybe because of all those years of starting school the promise of starting something new.
These are some of reasons I love fall..
there truly are so many things to love about fall. colorful leaves, apples, baking, knitting, snuggling. but my favorite thing is probably putting my hand knit hats on the heads of my girls. their is nothing cuter then warm wool hats on sweet girls sporting pink noses.
thanks for the wonderful give away!
My favorite thing about fall is…..the crispness in the air, Friday night football games, and Halloween.
I love Fall! It’s my favourite time of year, with the crispness in the air, the smells of leaves and earth and bonfires, the fresh autumn breeze blowing in, the smell of summer squash cooking into soup … and my favourite part, the vibrant colours of the leaves turning, a blaze of goldens, yellows & reds!
It’s hard to pick just one favorite thing about the fall. It’s my very favorite season. I love visiting the apple orchard for their delicious apple cider donuts. I love the briskness of the air, seeing the beautifully colored leaves as I drive a long the Rock River, and the way my animals suddenly become friskier as the weather gets cooler. And of course, as a knitter, I love the chance to break out the warm woolies I’ve been working on all year and putting them to good use.
Fall to me means the Renaissance Faire. I’ve worked at the Kansas City Faire in a booth for the past 9 years, and it’s so much a part of me, I don’t know what I’d do in fall without it! It opens Labor Day weekend, and runs for 7 weekends. I get tired of working 7 days a week for 7 weeks, but dressing up and interacting in character is so much fun! Besides, I have all this fabulous garb to wear! Today was great–cool enough to wear flannel bloomers under my skirts and a shawl all day, but not so cold to be miserable all day. Hopefully we’ll have the same thing tomorrow–but with a bit of sun please! And the last day of faire, I make a huge batch of my homemade Irish Cream liquor, and share with my friends out there. Yum!
I really love fall in general, when the weather starts to get just a bit cooler, and as much as I love having my kids home all summer having some days all to myself is also a treat. But I especially love the smell of fall and the crunching of leaves under my feet when I’m out walking.
Thanks for another giveaway Susie!
Tinadp on ravelry
I love how the light becomes golden and softer.
My absolute favorite part of fall is the apple cider, and my family’s annual visit to the cider mill. Getting up at O’dark thirty, putting on the long johns and flannels for the first time and making the drive up to the cider mill early in the morning. Then coming home raking the leaves out of the yard and sitting down to a big mug full of hot cider. YUM!
My favorite thing about fall is when everyone gets together for all of the harvest festivals. The leaves are beautiful colors, the air is crisp ,and the cider is fresh and everyone takes a few days to enjoy all of the fruits and vegetables/ whatever is growing. And they get together with friends/ family/ neighbors and just have fun…plus eat some really great things! A few of us go and bake pies wiht some of the apples at a festival near by and then we sell them to help support local charities. I think it is really fun because heck who doesn’t love apple pie and it technically is for a good cause:o) Plus you get to knit more and wear more of your knit clothing!
Would it be bad if I said…my kids are back in school?
But to be nicer, I really like Halloween, seing all the kids all dressed up is always fun.
nature is so beautiful in the fall…I think that says it all.
I’m so happy for the winner of the goats! What a wonderful essay!
Please add my name to the hat for your yarn giveaway!
Because Fall is when we get to celebrate the lives of our children!
Here in CO the aspens are lovely, what what I like most is the night in fall that I go for a walk and can smell the fireplace wood smoke from the first fall fires. Heavenly!
My favorite thing about fall is the change in the air, it feels like a new beginning for me more than spring. Everyday while driving to work I am in awe of the beautiful colors of the leaves and the crispness of the air just like a crisp new apple just picked!! My most favorite thing of fall is my birthday on October 10 when I feel the love of my family and close friends!!
Fall is my favorite season, so having to pick one favorite thing about it is hard. I would have to say it is the smell of Autumn – the earth, the fallen leaves, the smoke from fireplace chimneys – all those wonderful scents that I love.
Liz (newsas on Rav)
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