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  • 11 October, 2007 at 9:56 pm #11672
    Jo in Blairsville
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    It got down to 37 degrees last night here in the Blue Ridge mountains. Today it’s 55, sunny, windy, and colorful leaves are floating through the air. My girlfriend from Lake Mary, FL is visiting, so we pulled on hooded sweatshirts and thick socks and hiked a short distance along the Appalachian Trail….it was incredibly uplifting.

    Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. Giant pumpkins, haystacks, and corn stalks decorate all the storefronts and cafes, as well as the grounds of the courthouse square. Warm spiced apple cider fragrances the air in the banks and library, and a steaming cup of it warms the soul. The Fall Fair is hopping at the fairgrounds, and people have come from afar for the famous yearly Sorghum Festival at the old fort.

    How’s the weather in your neck of the woods?

    11 October, 2007 at 10:01 pm #72557
    KapitiKats in NZ
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    A very wet and cold Spring so far Jo. Sick of wearing my winter clothes. Trees have blossomed and lambs have appeared but blossoms have blown away and lambs are regretting their decision to be born I think!

    11 October, 2007 at 10:02 pm #72558
    gatakitty
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    We, too are feeling the nip of the approaching winter. The highs are only in the upper 80’s since yesterday, and forecasted to remain so on through the weekend. My son, “Bear” even came to the front door to leave for school this morning wearing his thick, heavy coat (true)!

    Ahh, yes, winter in coastal Texas is approaching! I’m not sure when it hits this year; the elementary schools and churches haven’t announced the dates for their Children’s Chirstmas programs yet. Whenever the kids have to be in their costumes after dark, that’s when our 36 hours of winter will be.

    11 October, 2007 at 10:08 pm #72559
    artistabobbi TX 1/17
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    I think Autumn is wishful thinking here in the Dallas/Ft Worth TX area.

    11 October, 2007 at 10:09 pm #72560
    Jo in Blairsville
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    Do you not have 4 seasons there, Bobbi?

    11 October, 2007 at 10:10 pm #72561
    Jo in Blairsville
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    I guess there won’t be much swimming during that 36 hours, will there, Ginny?

    11 October, 2007 at 10:15 pm #72562
    gatakitty
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    Naw-w-w. The season ended in July.

    11 October, 2007 at 10:15 pm #72563
    artistabobbi TX 1/17
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    Here in N. TX we have summer and winter. Maybe a couple of days of spring and autumn – that’s it.

    11 October, 2007 at 10:22 pm #72564
    3 kits staff dorie
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    The weather here in NY is wet and cool!! Even though I’m having my personal tropical vacations(If ya know what I mean) we have thunderstorms and flash flooding warnings going on! Tomorrow it’s supposed to clear up tomorrow afternoon of course My class is going to a farmstand tomorrow and out for lunch! Hopefully the weather won’t be too bad! This weekend there saying lower 60’s. But that’s ok as Sunday I am walking for Autism and have done it in upper 70’s and it was too hot! so hopefully it stays cool or i’ll be walking in my Underwear.

    Dorie

    11 October, 2007 at 10:26 pm #72565
    Jo in Blairsville
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    KapitiKats…know what you mean…our winter is long here in the mountains and true spring doesn’t come until late May. By then, I’ve had it with the layers of clothes, too.

    Dorie…does your sponsor pay double if you walk in your underwear?

    11 October, 2007 at 10:56 pm #72566
    Sylmiafelixsmama
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    Autumn is my favorite time of year also, Jo. I love the cooler weather, that wonderful clean smell after the rain and the opportunity to bundle up and snuggle with my kitties. I also look forward to all the soups and hot cocoa too. It was cooler here last night with 50 degrees. Temperatures in the daytime are around 60.

    11 October, 2007 at 11:17 pm #72567
    3 kits staff dorie
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    Jo

    No my sponsors are paying me because they feel guilty there not walking, Yes I played the I’m walking by myself card!! actually there will be about 20 of us walking this year, Last year there was only 15 of us out of 177 employees! But I can’t make them walk but I can get them to sponsor me! 🙂

    11 October, 2007 at 11:18 pm #72568
    Rubia in CA, 4/28
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    Jo – Your description of the autumnal weather and all the activities and decorations and stuff make me feel so nostalgic! While it is autumn here, it doesn’t really feel all that different from this past summer (we had such cold and wet summer!) But what I really miss is all the stuff that goes on in the autumn in the US – especially on the East Coast (and probably in the midwest, etc. as well), but what I remember is my childhood in the suburbs of NYC. I miss the pumpkins, the corn, the scarecrow decorations, Halloween – all of it. There always seemed to be something special in the air in the fall. They don’t have that kind of tradition over here. While Halloween seems to be becoming more popular in the time I’ve been here, it is still not the big holiday that it is in the US. It was always one of my favourite holidays, and I do miss that. Ah well, at least I will get to spend Thanksgiving with my mom and family – that will be really nice!

    12 October, 2007 at 10:03 am #72569
    JanetinEllijay
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    Jo –

    I’m always a little envious of your weather in Blairsville, even tho you are only about 40 minutes north of Ellijay. I console myself by thinking that at least my power bills are lower!

    After spending 33 years in the heat of Miami, I relish the seasons up here, and we are almost into my favorite time of year – from the first killing frost until the dogwoods are in bloom. I love being able to see the contours of the land after the leaves are all gone, and I love all of the Fall colors. In Miami, everything was GREEN all of the time. And SNOW!!! What a remarkable thing is snow! We don’t seem to get as much snow as when I first came here 30 yearss ago, but it still fascinates me to see it falling. The biggest surprise was that it is basically silent. I had no idea!

    12 October, 2007 at 10:11 am #72570
    JenniferSigman
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    It’s dropped 10 – 15 degrees overnight… highs in the lower to mid 70’s, low’s in the mid 40’s. I’ll probably be turning the heat on at night soon (it’s 68 in the house now).

    12 October, 2007 at 10:55 am #72571
    miu
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    We had the first snow last night! This one is not going to stay, the weather report promises plus degrees for the next week. But it has been a beautiful day, the sun is shining and you can see red, yellow and orange leaves on trees and on snowdrifts.

    12 October, 2007 at 11:27 am #72572
    Rubia in CA, 4/28
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    Snow!!! It seems so early to be having snow, but I had a look at a map, and I see that the southernmost bit of Finland is just about level with the northernmost bit of Scotland, and I believe that they were talking about the possibility of snow in Scotland last week. In what part of Finland do you live?

    12 October, 2007 at 11:49 am #72573
    miu
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    Rubia: In Central Finland, in Jyväskylä. It’s pretty normal weather up here. (I don’t know if I should smile on that or frown – Hawaii, some day I’ll come…)

    12 October, 2007 at 12:14 pm #72574
    HuddysMama
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    I’m jealous!!!

    12 October, 2007 at 12:26 pm #72575
    miu
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    HM: LOL! Wanna change?

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