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Sean

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My wife and I have been in North Carolina for nine years; autumn always surprises me. I am not talking about fall – when the leaves turn and the temperature drops. I’m talking about the late summer that hints of the change.

I have memories of standing on the sand bar not far off a private beach on the west coast of Florida, trespassing, waist deep, fishing the inlet for whatever passes by. Drinking beer and casting shiners into the deep channel about forty feet out.

There is no autumn on the Florida coast. The sun doesn't dip to a long, late afternoon angle until the middle of winter. The sun goes down hard; from harsh daylight to full darkness in fifteen minutes. The afternoon temps stay in the low nineties until October? November? There is no hint of the two weeks of wintery cool weather....
 
I know exactly what you are talking about. Autumn is a beautiful thing. Just tonight in MD there is a cool breeze that hints at the upcoming season. The best time of the year is just around the corner.
 
I've been on the west coast of FL for 8 years now and I love it after leaving the midwest. Last year with our retarded winter, yes we actually had one, was the first I didn't spend new years outside in shorts and flip flops. FL is awesome!
 
Fall in the north is the best; my favorite time of year. I just visited my sister in Florida recently and that place is definitely not for me: WAY TOO HOT. Give me this weather all year round, with a little snow thrown in, and I'll stay forever.
 
Agreed. I like the hot when its here and the cold when it's here, but autumn and spring are the best. I personally need a variety of seasons/temperatures or I will go insane. I used to love the autumn a lot more when I hunted, but since my son has been born I haven't been out. He's four now so I'm thinking next year I will get out there.
tom
 
That slight chill in the air, especially when the sun goes down. It just FEELS like football season and campfires and malty beers and the state fair. Damn I love fall.
 
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