Look into Halloween in the USA decorations, and if you can find a video or two on fall in the Lake of the Fluids the colors are beautiful. Oh and look into the wreck of the mortician react to the wreck of the edmond fitzgerald. That lake is right above 32 degrees F.
I live in Maine it literally is larger in size than Ireland it's winters are colder than Ireland and summers so humid it's not safe to go outside springs are muddy. we have events caleed mudruns mud wrestling is a thing here. And here in Maine our autumns have the most colors than any other other states. legit recommend coming to this state for vacations.
Adam! Remember that Autumn in New England is going to be a sight different than Autumn in Arizona. The MidWest is going to be different than Texas and the Deep South. America is giant, so we don’t only have one Autumn. Each region has its own.
You explained that well but it seems to be difficult for many from the UK to understand that there is more than hot or cold cold places. And that some places are only cold in the winter but hot in the summer and a few that are warm all year round.
Me too, as a kid when we'd get off the bus and the day had a certain 'feel' to it, it was marshmallow night. My cousins and I would race to our houses, changed into our 'play clothes' grab bags of hot dogs, marshmallows and smores fixin's and collect at our little firepit my uncle had set up for us at our little tree fort we had.
@tammiemcclure8987 yess now that's my kinda fall.its my favorite time of the yr it's hoodie season and apple picking and apple cider doughnut Dunkin Doughnuts pumpkin muffins and the smell of the leaves and as a child jumping in the freshly raked leaves im from Massachusetts so u can just imagine how AMAZING fall is in Ma❤❤
Autumn in the forested parts of America is a unique experience. The leaves, the cool, fall air. The smells of bonfires. The hot dogs and marshmallows roasting over them. The smell of a freshly carved jack-o-lantern. Pumpkin pie. And lots of apple cider. Both regular and hard. You just have to live it to understand it. I hope others can have those memories, too.
I live in the Rocky Mountains & the smell of pines, bon fires, cedar is my heaven here on earth. Ive always joked with others that my favorite color is October!
New England foliage can range from beautiful to forever burned into your visual cortex astonishing. Imagine topping a White Mountains pass on a sunny day and rolling down into a valley with a horizon to horizon maple forest glowing with a near-fluorescent spectrum shades of yellows, reds, and oranges, and you'll get the idea.
I've always loved autumn. The smell of cinnamon, the atmosphere, the colors of the trees, pumpkin spiced everything! The only problem is... winter comes afterward. Although i do love Christmas as well.
Seriously, visit the Blueridge Mountains during mid-October through November. If you want Autumn, that's where you’ll find it. The higher elevations hit peak color earlier.
I love Autumn so much and as a Brit ive always admired the Americans ways of celebrating this time especially Halloween .. they really make an effort to decorate and celebrate for the whole season of both Autumn and Halloween and their small towns ?! mate i am dying to visit one of those towns ! they look so cozy and decorated beautifully with a warm small town community feeling which i love and wish we had here .. meanwhile in the UK we just celebrate Halloween on one day and move on dont even decorate or anything for the autumn season .. theres no build up or nothing. During this time of year i always watch American youtuber vlogs when they are decorating or doing activites to celebrate the autumn month and halloween as well as old tv shows and movies .. it always gets me in the spirit and super excited ! i hope one day us Brits take inspiration from the US and celebrate the autumn season more with decorating and activites and hype up halloween for longer than just a day .. when Christmas time hits we celebrate the build up for a whole month i wanna do the same for Halloween etc and i think our younger generations would really fall in love with that idea also :) Love your holidays Americans and they were some of the best stuff i watched on tv as a kid .. i used to say to my mum "im gonna save up and move to America one day into one of these little towns and carve pumpkins and go to fairs and celebrate the way Americans do" lol :)
Thank you so much for your kind reply! I know at some point your dream will come true and I hope it happens sooner rather than later! My dream was always to visit the UK, and it did eventually come true, and I loved every minute spent there! Blessings to you, and good luck with your plans! 😊
I'm in my 40s and I don't remember people decorating their homes as much as they do now. But now we have this huge chain store called Home Goods that sells autumn decorations and people buy them.
I love all 4 Seasons here in the USA. Each Season has something special to offer. Summer is hot hot hot and humid which sucks BUT there’s going to the Drive-In with friends to see a movie, Bowling, Golfing, County Fair, State Fair, local Homecoming Parades and Rides, Family Reunions, Summer Camp/Church Camps/Boy Scout Camp, Church VBS all summer, swimming in your pool, homemade ice cream and Sno-Cones, picnics, Water Parks, the beach, boating on the lakes, canoeing/rafting/kayaking the rivers, etc to stay cool and Memorial Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and and 4th of July to celebrate. Lots of stuff to do for fun and to stay cool! Fall is cooler weather, not freezing usually. Once in awhile we will get snow in October but that’s not normal. Usually September through November/December are mild temperatures. Beautiful weather for camping, campfires, Hog Roasts, Apple Picking, raking leaves, High School Football in September and October. Along with Halloween, Hayrides, Harvest Parties, Going to the Pumpkin Patch to pick out apples/pumpkins/gourds and buy apple cider, Carving Pumpkins, and making Popcorn balls and homemade caramels to hand out to the Trick or Treaters. November usually still has good weather where you can be outside and decorate for Thanksgiving and lots of cooking/baking for family and friends getting together for Thanksgiving. Lots of pumpkin pies being made and eaten and pumpkin rolls, pumpkin cake, etc. and of course Turkey with all the fixings. Lots of visiting back and forth with everyone. Then the end of November we start decorating for Christmas. We usually put all of our outside lights up over the Thanksgiving weekend and we go to the Christmas Tree Farm and cut down a 7’ tree for the house over that weekend too and then start decorating the tree and inside the house. Then write our Christmas Letter to send to our friends and family that we don’t get to see over Christmas and usually take a family photo to send with the letter and get it mailed out. I usually send about 75-100 letters so it takes awhile to put together. We watch our favorite Christmas movies like White Christmas, It’s A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, The Christmas Card, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Nestor the Long Eared Donkey, etc. over the month of December and do lots of baking of different types of cookies and candy. Play lots of board games, cards and do puzzles. We drive around looking at all the Christmas lights. We always go see the Live Nativity at our local church. If it snows we go sledding. We go ice skating sometimes. Drink lots of homemade hot chocolate. So many fun things to do over the holidays. New Years we shoot our guns off at midnight into the air and hug and kiss each other and wish them a Happy and Blessed New Year and we play cards and games all night into the wee hours and of course eat lots of food and sleep in on New Years Day! Winter comes in usually in January-March here in central Illinois. That’s when the temps get 20-30 degrees below freezing and you don’t venture out unless you have too for work, school and church or the weather warms up a bit. We take down our decorations from Christmas inside but usually have to leave the outside ones up til nicer weather. We go bowling and roller skating a lot in the winter months and rent movies for free from our library. Do a lot of puzzles and games over the winter and a lot of reading and cleaning out closets and trying on clothes to see what we need to get rid of. Volunteer at the Food Pantry to help others, just try to keep busy while cooped up in the house. Then Spring comes and with it wicked storms sometimes tornadoes. But everything starts budding out and flowers start popping up and everything starts greening up and the farmers start gearing up for planting so you can smell the dirt from them turning over the fields. Everyone starts being out and about more as the weather gets warmer and of course we have Valentines Day, Easter and St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate! School is ending and there are lots of graduation parties to go to and Bridal Showers, Baby Showers and Anniversary Parties too! Everyone’s planning their vacations and getting them in before Summer Baseball, Softball and Football begins. So all the Seasons are great here. Always something fun to do. If not then you can always go to some other part of our Country that has the weather you want at that time, lol!
It's summer here in Oklahoma. I haven't been cold in months. I've been inside, hiding from the sun and trying to avoid bursting into flames. It's also so humid here during summer months that sometimes the air feels thick. Looking forward to Fall/Autumn coming up. It'll be nice to open up the windows and air out the house.
America is LARGE. Autumn is different depending on the region...and no, freezing temperatures aren't a normal part of November everywhere in America, but it does happen, even if just for a few days.
I live on the north shore of Lake Superior, I've also done a season on the Iceroad, ya want to talk cold? You don't know cold m8, you get lovely warm air from the Gulf Stream all year long, that's not cold. Cold is icicles hanging off your beard five minutes outdoors. Cold is pouring water on the ground from four and a half feet up only to watch it freeze before it hits. How about a sharp breeze that makes your eyes water, instantly freezing them shut. I once unloaded a truck on the Iceroad in minus 71°c - with the wind chill - freezing the straps solid, that was bloody cold.
IDK. The coldest I've ever been is a 40* drizzle. And that's pretty much every day in England. Cold and wet. I follow EPL and we're getting to the point in the season where you're shocked to see sunlight during a game.
I live in New Hampshire,and in my state,we call Autumn "Fall" or "the Fall" depending on how you use it in a sentence. It refers to the falling of the leaves from the trees.
Autumns here runs about 45-55 F in the day, with a lot of rain (we have LOTS of rain here)...and into the high forties at night. Autumn's my favorite season--we decorate heavily for it (not just "Halloween" but autumn) and it's always a lovely calm time for us.
Autumn is a beautiful time of year in Kentucky. Temperatures and humidity level drops, and the hills are full of red, orange, and golden leaves. Such a beautiful picture.
Totally! I grew up in Louisville Kentucky. I loved Autumn up there. Crisp mornings were your nose get a nip of the chill. Then warming up in the afternoon but still cool enough for a cardigan. The smell of fireplaces and the rustle of the leaves.
And soup! Split pea, French onion, potato leek, chicken noodle, vegetable…you get the idea. Soup in Autumn and Winter is the best. And hot tea on the couch with a book while it’s snowing is also great.
In the middle of the desert Southwest USA, runs the Rio Grande. And for a good part of it, it is lined with Cottonwood trees, almost the only tree sturdy enough to endure the climate here. No red leaves, no maples, no weeping willows (without great help) but come that shift in sunlight and temperature at night, those large cottonwood leaves turn a brigt yellow, and that riverbed looks like liquid gold poured in a rivelet on sand. Driving through them on a bridge feels like you are in the heart of a candle from the reflected glow of sunlight...
I currently live in Indianapolis and as he said, his first day here there were abnormal temperatures. Everyone else counts the days to Spring and I count the days to Fall. Usually, the temps are 60-70 F, no humidity and most importantly, the insects are going away. But there is nothing better than the show the trees put on! Ps Thanksgiving is the last Thursday of November.
I love fall. The gorgeous leaves on the trees (and on the ground), the lessening of mosquitos, but the big one is Halloween. Our neighborhood gets 1000 kids trick-or-treating. There's no knocking on doors - you have to set up a table outside to hand out candy fast enough. Plus the decorations. We collect candy throughout the year so we have enough (at least 1000 pieces, one per kid). It's a really big deal, but just in my corner of Atlanta Georgia. Once I get past Halloween, fall is over and it's time to think Thanksgiving (end of November) and Christmas.
America's Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November. The day after is "Black" Friday named such because the holiday shopping season begins and puts retail shops in the "black" if they've been operating in the red all year. It's a great holiday. Eat lots of food (turkey), watch football and celebrate with friends and family.
Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November. Autumn is almost… or equal to… the excitement of Christmas. The air is filled with chimney smoke eating the scents of hickory, Mesquite, or some other delightful smelling wood. Stores and homes envelope people with sweet aromas of pumpkin, cinnamon, sugar and butter; as well as, succulent smells of pies, cakes, sweet treats and roasted turkey. Outside, nature is showing off its finest color pallet and there’s an excitement in the air with football games, families and friends gathering for celebrations, hayrides, Apple picking at local orchards, and children begin making their Christmas wish lists and visiting Santa and his elves at the park or local department stores. I know it all sounds cliche, but it’s actual life in the States! Y’all should visit during the holiday season and venture out of Florida and into the rest of the US. It truly is amazing! ❤
Thanksgiving is always the last Thursday in November, so the date changes every year. I grew up in the Northeast with great autumn weather, but nothing beats autumnal views found in Northen New England. Tour groups head north to see the beauty.
Sorry to be that guys, but It's on the 4th Thursday of November. Granted there's usually only 4 Thursdays in a month, but I've seen a couple 5 Thursdays in November before.
My favorite season. Warm days and chilly nights. Good sleeping weather. Beautiful foliage. Where I live we can see a little snow in October, then it warms up again for Indian Summer before winter closes in.
Eggnog is made using milk, eggs, sugar, and flavorings, and served with cinnamon or nutmeg. While eggnog is often served chilled, in some cases it is warmed, particularly on cold days (similar to the way mulled wine is served warm). Eggnog or eggnog flavoring may also be added to other drinks, such as coffee (e.g., an "eggnog latte" espresso drink) and tea, or to dessert foods such as egg-custard puddings. The adult version includes a distilled spirit such as brandy, rum, whiskey or bourbon
I hate that eggnog disappears from store shelves by January 2 and is hard to find between Christmas and New Year's as demand it high yet stores don't reorder. It is a must have during the holidays.
I love autumn so much. I love the cool temps, leaves changing, pumpkins, decorating my house and getting prepped for Halloween, my favorite season. I have already started pulling out my fall decorations, even though there is still a month of summer left.
Autumn here in the US is so different in pretty much any region. It’s always beautiful where ever you go. I will recommend New England though for the most gorgeous leaves and beautiful quaint towns.
Yes, I know. My grandparents lived in Florida for 50 years. I have spent a lot of time there. I would say that you have two weather conditions, sunny and muggy; raining and muggy. I hope you’re safe and well after Helene. 😊💗
Autumn is my favorite time of year here in Western NY. (Near Buffalo and Niagara Falls) our seasons are exactly 3 months each. So after our sweltering summers we look forward to temps that range from the lower 70’s to the 50’s. Light jacket weather and time to do your last grilling and bring on the roast pork with homemade hot applesauce with cinnamon and sugar or better yet homemade hot buttery apple crisp with vanilla ice cream or roast beef dinners using the oven to heat your house to put off turning on the heat just a bit longer. September and October are the best. Apple picking, Concord grapes , time to can your bushels of fresh tomatoes, farmers markets selling the biggest cauliflower and cabbages you’ve ever seen. Huge stalks of Brussel sprouts, and yes PUMPKINS! To decorate, to carve and mums decorate every porch. Peak season. For leaves is the second week in October. By November the temps drop and we settle in to prepare for Thanksgiving (4th Thursday) then time to decorate for Christmas. Tons of snow so get your snow mobiles ready, skis sharpened and winter sweaters and winter coats, boots etc. in March the snow melts and the spring flowers open. And it starts all over. Western NY is the best place to experience the 4 seasons!
What you need to understand is that this is a very, very large country. I live in a Northwest Forest. Almost no deciduous trees, so some color but only a little. Temperature, snowfall, actual change of the seasons varies wildly from region to region and from state to state and the Southern States hardly have a real fall.
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and on the second Monday of October in Canada. They were originally celebrated as harvest festivals, similar to Oktoberfest. The growing season ends earlier in Canada, so their Thanksgiving comes first.
I live in the state of Ohio which is right next to Indiana. Midwest autumns are gorgeous! The firey red and orange leaves, taste of pumpkin spice flavoring in literally every beverage you can think of. Many people travel to the New England states(Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, etc) to view the changing colors of the leaves. These people are referred to as "leaf peepers."
New England just blew me away when i first visited in the fall. Of course, we don’t have trees in Vegas so autumn just means temperatures below 100 degrees !
Autumn is my favorite time! The leaves change, the air is crisp. We take our kids to apple orchards and pumpkin patches, on hayrides and through corn mazes (adult size mazes that farmers cut in their corn before the corn stalls all come down!) We carve pumpkins with our kids and dress up for Halloween when the time comes. In my town there are literally hoards of kids and parents walking around going door to door. Some homes decorate, some in my town even make haunted houses in there yards or scare the kids to death by their costumes! Lol! Half stay home and pass out candy, if your porchlight is on that means someone will answer their door with a giant bowl of candy and you hear the kids yell trick or treat!! It's so much fun! For teenagers and/or adults there's bonfires and alcoholic beverages around a bonfire, adult Halloween parties at our homes or bars with alcohol and costume contests! Then after Halloween there's feasts of food in homes, churches and homeless shelters. Some of us take plates of food to neighbors or families that can't get out or aren't as fortunate. Before Thanksgiving many churches make food baskets with turkeys or hams and all the fixings to deliver to those people too. It's wonderful....
I've seen this video before. Autumn (Fall for us) starts in September. It's a beautiful time of year if you are in an area that experiences seasons. Everyone is starting to get excited for it now and decorations are going up. By November it starts to get colder but Sept and October are cooler than summer but a jacket is all that is needed. It's a fabulous time!
As someone living in rural NorCal, our Fall leaf colors are amazing - from burgundy to pale yellow, with all the oranges and golds in between the extremes. Many houses are decorated, and our little downtown plaza is turned into a lovely decorated celebration of the Fall/Halloween season. It includes a day where every shop keeper hands out candy to costumed toddlers with their parents and small children from the local schools. It's probably my favorite annual event of our downtown.
Thirty two degrees Fahrenheit is not that cold. I live in Michigan, and the temps in summer just hit near triple digits, while a couple winters ago, we had polar vortexes hitting 20 below 0. The pendulum swings so widely, it can drop over twenty degrees in a day, or an hour. I guess we're used to it.
We always did the house up for Christmas. We would start in August and turn the lights on Thanksgiving Day. Our electricity bill was around $1600 - $2000 US. Eggnogg is a drink and it is yummy
I love autumn. I love the festivals, heading to the wineries for Octoberfest, and the (almost) end of humidity (we are always humid in St. Louis). Love this time of year! As a Midwesterner, our temps rarely get that cold in the fall. Oh, and Lawrence mentioned the El. It's an elevated train / subway in Chicago.
I wouldn't mind a cool Summer, LOL! When your average summer highs are in the 90's and it's humid enough out to actually see the water vapor hanging in the air one of the few things you can look forward to is Autumn in much the same way when it's 15 below Far. for the high of the day in late January the only thing you have to look forward to is Spring. Spring lasts 2 weeks and them it's summer again. I remember as a child in Tennessee we had 4 actual seasons that all lasted about 3 months each, but here in Indiana Summer and Winter last 5 and a half months each while Spring and Fall last 2 weeks each.
@@SassyIndian I saw snow fall out of the sky for the first time while visiting my daughter in Wisconsin. Ive seen snow before on the ground because we get snow in our local mountains here in San Diego, Ca but I never seen the snow while it was falling. As a matter of fact when I got out of the airport in Madison, Wi I was waiting for my daughter to pick me up when I saw what I thought were big pieces of paper falling like a ticket parade until a lady walked up and I asked her what was that stuff falling all around and she smiled and kind of giggled and said "That is snow" . I told her I'm a native Californian from San Diego and she said "I kind of figured that was the case". 🤭
Autumns in the midwest are "sweater weather." (That's "jumpers" for Brits.) It means that the temps can vary from freezing to really really hot. So you wear layers that you can add or subtract as the temperatures vary, even over the course of a single day.
Myself, I'm from California -- a state with two seasons, summer and spring. We don't have autumn either, nor do we have winter. Summer is from mid-March to mid-September and spring is from mid-September to mid-March.
The Autumn in Illinois is magical. The trees all turn bright yellow, red and orange. Its gorgeous. You get out your fall or winter coat, a scarf and a hat. Its not too cold- not at ALL as cold as it gets in Winter. People are raking leaves, apple picking, making apple pies and yes, pumpkin pies as well. We carve out our pumpkins for halloween and put a candle inside so it glows, then we rinse, salt and bake the pumpkin seeds...so yummy. This is a perfect time to have a fire in your fire place, or an out door fire pit and of course, make s'mores. Fall was my favorite season growing up. So much for all the senses. Kids bringing home the BEST most beautiful leaves for their loved ones. I live in California now and yes, I adore the redwood forests and the ocean but will always miss those Illnois Falls.
In the Toronto area you get the autumn weather and colours around late September, early October until mid or late October. By Halloween there usually isn’t that many trees with leaves on them anymore..
The "El" is the elevated train transit system - 'El' for short. Trains run above street level, so cars can have the road below (or sidewalks for people if shopping areas). The video you were responding to was very funny most of the time. ;) LOL - I enjoyed your reactions so much! I have lived in California (my home state), Florida, Louisiana, Kansas, Texas & Washington state. I have visited many other states, usually on vacations with my family while growing up in the US Air Force. I visited NY City in February for a Star Trek convention & felt it was rather mild, since there were no new snowfalls while I was there. I had snow during winter only in Kansas (only have had ONE actual "White Christmas" in my life, & most places I lived there were no real Fall tree colors to brag about, since it was in the southern parts, or the West Coast, all of which have mild winters & much subtler seasonal changes. Fall in California is when the rains finally start falling & the golden lands of the State turn finally to green - just as the leave begin to fall so there's bare winter trees & green grasses & fields everywhere. It's all mixed up here - but that makes it a lot of fun - once you have obtained the proper clothing/oats/sandals/shoes/boots/snowgear etc for the local weather, wherever you are. And we all both brag about it & complain at the same time. LMAO. But the jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, ghosts, witches & goblins all show up everywhere for Halloween & the turkeys & pilgrims & Native American figures for Thanksgiving (which was originally a bi-cultural dinner gathering of celebration & thanks for good neighbors (the natives!). Keep the videos coming - love them!
As someone growing up southern east coast the US, my favorite time of year is probably the worst for everyone but ive always loved August - September months because of the hurricane seasons. The air is colder but the ocean is still warm making tropical storms and hurricanes. The water from the rain is warmer than the air. Heavy rains and flooding, i would body board and use a parachute to wake board canals and streets, even fields. Its gotten so flooded though people would ride around in John boats to escape the flooding. I think another reason im particularly drawn to it is my birthday is early September and i was born during a hurricane.
@@defendtheconstitution1776 Lol true but it's so freaking awesome being in mother nature during a hurricane. Really makes you feel small and existential. Me and my friends would ride our bikes around and literally jump into the ditches and canals when they flooded with them, build ramps and do tricks. Skim boards and trampolines with flooded yards. It's honestly just amazing. Even the occasional cold from it is worth it.
I live in north Georgia, and we have all four seasons. Our winters are quite mild, tho. Autumn is my favorite! My birthday's in October, the weather is usually perfect (highs around 80F, lows in the 50s) and it's COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON!! Peak fall colors here are usually around Halloween.
Have to remind you - YOU do not know cold. He was in Indiana. It's Midwest and can get damned cold by November. Midwest fall season is end of Sept., October and first of November. My favorite time of year. I live in Northern Minnesota and it gets a LOT colder than Indiana!! We usually get our first hard freeze and the garden done by the first week of September. But we have oak trees and maple trees, and aspen and birch and they have beautiful colors in the fall. So blazing against a sunny blue sky that your eyes hurt. The weather is cooler, and dry and bright and sunny, and it's harvest season (and hunting season! Turkey, grouse, pheasant, deer, bear. ). Apples and cider and pumpkins, farmer's markets, wood fires, the gorgeous leaves, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Celebrate the season and the harvest. Then it all goes to hell after the first snow because it stays on the ground until the first of May.
At work we had a joke in the NY office for our “Minnesota Nice” colleagues. There was a series of days where it was 3 -5 degrees colder than it was on Mars (which is farther from the sun than Earth). Actually, it wasn’t a joke. It was reality.
At work we had a joke in the NY office for our “Minnesota Nice” colleagues. There was a series of days where it was 3 -5 degrees colder than it was on Mars (which is farther from the sun than Earth). Actually, it wasn’t a joke. It was reality.
Im lucky. I grew up in Nebraska where the first snow fall is usually by Thanksgiving and now live in the mid Atlantic where if we have any snow by Christmas it's a miracle. Love the fall here! You can have the pumpkin spice. Hay rides, pumpkin patches, hot mulled cider the colors, (yes my house turns into a temple of orange, yellow, and red. ). I was at Walmart yesterday and they were putting out the fall decorations. Told the staff they weren't putting things on the shelves fast enough so i could buy it!
There are different temperatures all around the country. I'm in Philadelphia Pennsylvania where Autumn weather is truly Autumn lol. It's a nice relief after the heat and humidity of August but not too cold; on average just chilly like 60 degrees Fahrenheit but it can get colder some days. Overall it's nice.
Hello fellow Pennsylvanian! I’m from Pittsburgh. Our Fall has changed don’t you think? It’s been like you said a little warmer lately. Do you ever remember when Fall may have gotten cold enough that you needed a coat by mid to end October or is it just me? Thanks!
Agree. I've been to Colorado in the fall and seen the monochromatic Aspengold mountainsides and they are stunning, but I love the mix of colors in the Mid-Atlantic, NY, and New England.
I am from the very western edge of Northern Virginia, near the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have many 'Autumn' Festivals in the little towns around where I live! The biggest and most popular is probably the 'Autumn Glory Festival' in Western Maryland. I LOVE Autumn; it is my favorite time of the year.
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Speaking of going all out for Halloween, I work in a haunted house out here in Princeton Illinois and I always scare the hell outta people, last yr I made 25 people pee thier pants and 5 were guys
I live in Northeastern Indiana. We moved here in January of 2011. Shortly after we moved here, we got hit with 18 inches of snow. At the height of the snow storm, the temperature was -13 Fahrenheit, (-25 Celsius.) The wind was blowing at 45 mph. This created a wind chill factor of -48 degrees. Our brick house made noises I had never a house make before.
As someone who lives in the Midwest I know a lot of people who are very into the fall season. One of the things that many people love about fall that wasn’t mentioned is that fall and winter are football season. Football lovers often throw parties during the playoffs and Super Bowl, but even prior to that they have smaller get togethers just to watch the games on Sundays. Others go to the sports bars to watch the games. Then there are Oktoberfest that people love to attend. Cider mills are great for families and couples, many of them have hayrides, pick-your-own apples, hot apple cider and fresh, hot donuts. Some cider mills also have petting zoos, live music, and homemade crafts for sale. I don’t participate in any of these on annual basis, but I do love the fact that there is so much to do during the fall season.
It's October and our trees haven't completely changed color. A couple of nights ago I had to turn the heat on. By 2pm the next day I had to turn my a/c on. I'm in southeast Kentucky. I've always thought that Indianapolis and Indiana, Illinois and Ohio are cold places.
Chicagos train system is known as the 'L' (a now-official name originally short for "elevated"). Trains serve over 140 stations located throughout the city and nearby suburbs, on elevated railways, in subways, or on the ground
Up here in Alaska, Fall can get down to -25.5C and snow starts showing up in mid to late October. Serious snow is usually in late November and December. By serious, I mean last 24 Dec, we got a bit over a full meter in 8 hours. Oh, and for the topic of Autumn, there are places up here where I used to live where Autumn lasted 3 days.
@@chrisfrey9488 Nice. Do you still make them? Wait a sec... I think I'm picturing apple turnovers. I've got to go Google apple dumplings. In the meantime, what else do you know how to make that you're proud of? I once had to cobble together a cookie recipe because I forgot to check that I had everything and realized I was missing a few things. Ended up making a really great cookie recipe. Haven't made it in years though
32 degrees Fahrenheit is not really that cold for the midwest. Here in Minnesota its normal to have a week at -26 Celcius (-15 Fahrenheit) during the winter. That is not the coldest it gets. It usually reaches -50 Fahrenheit with wind chill at least a few days in the winter. They close the schools for those days. I guess that is -45 Celsius. Wind chill pays a big part in those temperatures. You could get frostbite in just a few minutes. It's not the temperature for entire winter though Only a day or two. However, Autumn (Fall) is awesome! Usually we get up into the 60's during the days and its just fun with all the fall decorations, leaves and pumpkin spice everything and lots of Fall Festivals! Apple cider is really popular too! Thanksgiving is always on the 4th Thursday of November. This year its on the 28th.
I'm from California and now live in West Virginia, it is so beautiful here in fall, my favorite season! I have always wanted to visit the UK!! I have family there that Ive only spoken to online, it would be great to meet in person someday.
Autumn is an awesome season. The temperatures cool off at night perfect for the back yard fires to roast marshmallows & make smores. But the days are still warm. The trees leaves start putting on their show of colors. Reds, oranges,yellows & greens. I live in Tennessee USA. People travel from all over to come visit the Smokey Mountains for autumn just to witness the changing of the colors. It is pretty amazing to see. 🙏🙏🙏
Growing up in the Motherlode foothills in California, Autumn was usually announced by a good solid rain 1st week of Sept, followed by green grass popping up everywhere, underlining the colours of the deciduous trees, whose leaves would part ways with the branches in December storms. One woman from Michigan was freaked by her first CA winter: green grass and no snow in our area.
Here in the midwest I love the start of fall, the summer heat bleeds off, the humidity fucks off, the days are warm, the nights are cool you can turn the AC off and leave the windows open all night. Then harvest season starts which means lots of dust in the air so we also call it allergy season, then into/after October it gets colder,and it rains more which my family calls "chili weather" because nothing drives the cold from your bones like a warm bowl of soup or stew, or maybe some goulash.
Frankly, because it's the desert, autumn in Las Vegas doesn't happen until around February, when our two trees finally get around to dropping their leaves 😅. And while there's time, get down to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee. The great Smokies put on a spectacular show every autumn!
I love Fall. Living in Midwest we never know if we’ll actually get Autumn temperatures- lol. But we decorate anyways!! Our front porches, our bushes, we buy mums just for Fall. Some go all out with the Halloween decor too! We go to local farms for autumn fun- wagon rides out to the pumpkin patches to pick your pumpkin, fresh apple cider, taffy apples, corn mazes to run in and cinnamon donuts! Love love Fall! 🍁
Fall (autumn) was always my favorite season. Not only is it beautiful, but the temperatures are great. Some warm days reminding you of summer and some cold days preparing you for winter. I'm from North Eastern Pennsylvania, I believe our autumns in the Poconos are the most beautiful. But, any northern state that is lucky enough to experience 4 seasons are all beautiful in the fall. By the way.... American Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November.
It's Early Autumn in Texas. 98*F. And that's considered a cool day. Texas doesn't start really experiencing Fall/Autumn until late October into early November and even then you will see people in short pants and flip flops (often with a sweater or jacket which I acknowledge is weird). Having lived or travelled most of the country, the northeastern states get the most beautiful effects of the season but the "sentiment" of the season is felt and enjoyed nationwide possibly because of the break from those hot/dry summers (or it could be all of those damn pumpkins). 🍁🍂🎃🎃🎃🎃🏈🏈
As someone who was born and raised in Indiana and who still lives there I can tell you that sometimes the weather is weird. There are lots of fall festivals and tons of good food. Right across the border in Ohio the big fall event is the Pork Festival. A LOT of pork is raised in that county and fabulous smoked/grilled pork chops are eaten in a huge tent along with homemade pie. Pumpkin IS preferable but apple will do if the pumpkin runs out. Wash it down with an apple cider slush. You can shop at all of the vendors and buy a hand-made sweater, a wood jack-o-lantern with battery powered lights in it, and don't forget the fudge! The same weekend one if the tiny towns around here has Levi Coffin Days in honor of the man, and his wife, who were part of the Underground Railroad prior to the Civil War. The house is a museum and really makes you think. Along with a parade at noon on Sat, there is a small flea market. And yes, pumpkin spice shows up in more & more drinks and foods every year.
I am in Virginia where the autumn palette is primarily rich reds and yellows. Years ago, I used to vacation regularly in New Hampshire in October where the autumn palette features gorgeous pink leaves set against the silver bark of birch trees. It was stunning!
I have been to Ireland TWICE ..... both times I was impressed by the lands, culture and the People - sweet and kind by nature ..... loved the Emerald Isle ! Appreciate what you have - it is great. GBjj
I live in Illinois, and autumn is my favorite season. I have gorgeous red maples lining the street in front of my house, with deep red leaves, other smaller trees with yellow and orange and burgundy leaves. And I back up to a forest preserve with trails, the view of the tree line behind the neighborhood is awesome. I walk out every night to take in the view, and take walks every morning at local preserves to go birdwatching.
In the USA, as SOON as October hits (and usually even earlier), every restaurant and cafe add "pumpkin-spiced" items to their menus. It sounds quaint, but it's purely commercial and really gets old when you see it every day. Even in Florida where I live - where Autumn feels pretty much the same as Summer. It truly is a bit extreme. Oh and Thanksgiving Day is the final Thursday in November every year. So the date changes.
I came to appreciate New England autumns a lot more off of this experience. A school chum and his wife from Arizona headed north from our Boston area school one fall weekend to take in the foliage. I saw him on Monday and he was pretty disgusted at his wife. As soon as they got into the foliage she began to cry and she pretty much cried the whole afternoon. "It's so beautiful."
I loved autumn in the US! I lived in the Midwest, there are several parks around my home (about 20-30min drive) to visit for weekend picnic, wild life watching, and enjoying cool breezes and stunning pastoral landscapes that are blanketed with autumn colors. I have maple trees (named Sunset Maple) in my backyard, and the leaves start changing colors mid-October, slowly from green to amber then beautiful red by end of November. I love to take long drives, on some scenic routes across states, to enjoy the Autumn landscapes.
When I got engaged to a many from Germany, he was both shocked and charmed at how I celebrated and decorated for EVERYTHING. Had clothes for each season- not just a silly costume but actual wardrobes for work and play,formal & casual.
I think we go all out for holiday stuff and atmosphere stuff because we don't get vacation and work too much overtime (especially for Christmas). You basically work a whole year to earn enough PTO (payed time off) to you give yourself a vacation before the fiscal year is over and you lose all (or most) of your PTO that you haven't used. A lot of people take vacations during the summer because that's when the kids don't have school, others will take Christmas time off for the same reason. Plus Christmas time is usually seen as a big family event so there's a lot of traveling to gather, eat, socialize, eat some more, and be merry.
Fall is my favorite season...and really enjoy it this year my sister and I are going to Vermont!! We are going the 1st week of October (hopefully we have timed it right) because the fall leaves in New England are absolutely breath taking! Not to mention the maple syrup made from the trees in Vermont and Lobster, crab and just seafood - New England Clam Chowder - did I mention Lobster!! And it's the start of the best time of the year - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years! Family Family Family! The best! Thank that is why I love fall! Oh, and the other reason I love Autumn/Fall of course ----- FOOTBALL!!! 🏈🏈🏈 Halloween is Oct 31st, Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November - this year it is Nov 28th, then Christmas of course is December 25th and New Years is 1st!
For people who have never visited Chicago, the "L" is the elevated subway lines. There are two underground lines but the majority are elevated and form the "Loop" around the heart of the city. Locals will often give directions using the Loop as a reference point.
Fall starts at different times in different places in America. In my area September 22 starts fall celebrations and go until Thanksgiving, that date varies. The day after Thanksgiving giving, Christmas celebrations start, including Christmas parties. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. Shopping starts on Friday, but some don’t shop, they spend the day decorating and have their first get together/party Friday night or Saturday.
"The L" is Chicago slang for "elevated train". The public train network that runs through our city is built largely on it's own bridge system above street level. This mitigates ground-level traffic, but it can get really loud.
Actually in Chicago L refers to both elevated trains and subways. In other cities it just refers to elevated trains because they call it an ‘El’. If you notice Chicago it’s an ‘L’ as in no ‘e’ and therefore not an abbreviation for elevated.
"..and the birthday of the greatest president of all time, Bill Pullman." was slid in so smooth it may now be the best Independence Day reference I've ever heard. 😂 🦃🎃Thanksgiving is the last Thursday of November.🎃🦃
The EL is short for Elevated train. It's like a subway train only it's on elevated tracks that are above the street. Thanksgiving in America is the 3rd Thursday in November. In Canada it's about a month earlier but I don't remember when exactly. When I was a kid it was amazing walking through a thick layer of leaves, they make this wonderful wooshing and crunching sound while the dry leaves crumble and fill the air with their distinct scent that to me is autumn. We'd rack up the leaves into a huge pile then a bunch of neighborhood kids would spend the afternoon jumping into the giant fluffy crispy pile of leave and on each other laughing and screaming in delight. At the end we'd all chip in and rake the leaves to the edge of the street so they could be sucked up by a giant vacuum hose on the back of a truck. (They don't do this anymore) That night when we went to bed still smelling of crisp air and crumbled leaves we'd lay down in the bed and dream of being Peter Pan flying off to Never Never Land.
lol, the -1c was most likely a cold snap or early onset of winter that year, and Indiana is in the northern area of the midwest. Fall is mostly about mildly cool temps (brisk, we like to call it brisk), Halloween (my favorite) then Thanksgiving (in November) and before tumbling into Christmas.
Lincoln Park is a huge park stretching along the shore of Lake Michigan (which is really more of an inland freshwater sea) covered with trees, lawns, flower gardens and walkways...sometimes littered with mad bicycle maniacs. But it's lovely from late September to mid November.
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The L or L-Train is form (typically main form) of railroad transportation in Chicago.
Look into Halloween in the USA decorations, and if you can find a video or two on fall in the Lake of the Fluids the colors are beautiful. Oh and look into the wreck of the mortician react to the wreck of the edmond fitzgerald. That lake is right above 32 degrees F.
Here in So Cal autumn is often warmer than summer, so there's that.
I live in Maine it literally is larger in size than Ireland it's winters are colder than Ireland and summers so humid it's not safe to go outside springs are muddy. we have events caleed mudruns mud wrestling is a thing here. And here in Maine our autumns have the most colors than any other other states. legit recommend coming to this state for vacations.
Thanking is on November 28th this year
Adam! Remember that Autumn in New England is going to be a sight different than Autumn in Arizona. The MidWest is going to be different than Texas and the Deep South. America is giant, so we don’t only have one Autumn. Each region has its own.
You explained that well but it seems to be difficult for many from the UK to understand that there is more than hot or cold cold places. And that some places are only cold in the winter but hot in the summer and a few that are warm all year round.
American autumn here in Las Vegas looks just like, spring...and winter, annnnd summer. 🤣
Autumn in the PNW is lovely, as you get fall colors interspersed with the evergreens like Douglas fir. I love the variety here.
Maine to Virginia and all the way west to the Rockies!
And don’t forget Hunting Season!!
Autumn is my favorite. The crisp air. The softer lights. Pumpkins.
YESSSSSSS
Me too, as a kid when we'd get off the bus and the day had a certain 'feel' to it, it was marshmallow night. My cousins and I would race to our houses, changed into our 'play clothes' grab bags of hot dogs, marshmallows and smores fixin's and collect at our little firepit my uncle had set up for us at our little tree fort we had.
indeed, Fall is the best, i wish it lasted longer, sadly the weather ends up shortening it half the time.
@@MoreAdamCouser Indiana = Flyover Country
@tammiemcclure8987 yess now that's my kinda fall.its my favorite time of the yr it's hoodie season and apple picking and apple cider doughnut Dunkin Doughnuts pumpkin muffins and the smell of the leaves and as a child jumping in the freshly raked leaves im from Massachusetts so u can just imagine how AMAZING fall is in Ma❤❤
Autumn in the forested parts of America is a unique experience. The leaves, the cool, fall air. The smells of bonfires. The hot dogs and marshmallows roasting over them. The smell of a freshly carved jack-o-lantern. Pumpkin pie. And lots of apple cider. Both regular and hard.
You just have to live it to understand it. I hope others can have those memories, too.
I live in the Rocky Mountains & the smell of pines, bon fires, cedar is my heaven here on earth. Ive always joked with others that my favorite color is October!
New England foliage can range from beautiful to forever burned into your visual cortex astonishing. Imagine topping a White Mountains pass on a sunny day and rolling down into a valley with a horizon to horizon maple forest glowing with a near-fluorescent spectrum shades of yellows, reds, and oranges, and you'll get the idea.
Lifelong New Englander, and I am always blown away every fall by the amazing colors here.
Same here! The colors can be awesome.
@@TwoWolves NE can't be unique. Where are you located?
@@PeterOConnell-pq6io New Hampshire, specifically the Lakes Region.
@@TwoWolves good spot!
I've always loved autumn. The smell of cinnamon, the atmosphere, the colors of the trees, pumpkin spiced everything! The only problem is... winter comes afterward. Although i do love Christmas as well.
Yesssss
Yes, my favorite season of all time. Though I am biased considering I’m a November baby
Give me Winter over Summer any day.
And over Spring 2/3 of the days.
Not over Autumn, though.
@@Sin_Alder
Floridian?
agreed, Winter sucks so much.
Seriously, visit the Blueridge Mountains during mid-October through November. If you want Autumn, that's where you’ll find it. The higher elevations hit peak color earlier.
New England is legendary for its Fall foliage.
South Carolina and North Carolina Mountains. Most beautiful place in the world.
Oh, this comment is very sad now. 😢
I love Autumn so much and as a Brit ive always admired the Americans ways of celebrating this time especially Halloween .. they really make an effort to decorate and celebrate for the whole season of both Autumn and Halloween and their small towns ?! mate i am dying to visit one of those towns ! they look so cozy and decorated beautifully with a warm small town community feeling which i love and wish we had here .. meanwhile in the UK we just celebrate Halloween on one day and move on dont even decorate or anything for the autumn season .. theres no build up or nothing. During this time of year i always watch American youtuber vlogs when they are decorating or doing activites to celebrate the autumn month and halloween as well as old tv shows and movies .. it always gets me in the spirit and super excited ! i hope one day us Brits take inspiration from the US and celebrate the autumn season more with decorating and activites and hype up halloween for longer than just a day .. when Christmas time hits we celebrate the build up for a whole month i wanna do the same for Halloween etc and i think our younger generations would really fall in love with that idea also :) Love your holidays Americans and they were some of the best stuff i watched on tv as a kid .. i used to say to my mum "im gonna save up and move to America one day into one of these little towns and carve pumpkins and go to fairs and celebrate the way Americans do" lol :)
I hope you make it here someday! It really is a lovely time of year and there is so much going on and you will be most welcome!
@@CherylVogler Bless you Cheryl that is very kind of you ! i hope one day i can make it :) sounds like a dream to see :) Stay safe and well
Thank you so much for your kind reply! I know at some point your dream will come true and I hope it happens sooner rather than later! My dream was always to visit the UK, and it did eventually come true, and I loved every minute spent there! Blessings to you, and good luck with your plans! 😊
I'm in my 40s and I don't remember people decorating their homes as much as they do now. But now we have this huge chain store called Home Goods that sells autumn decorations and people buy them.
Well come on over and help us celebrate Fall!
I love all 4 Seasons here in the USA. Each Season has something special to offer. Summer is hot hot hot and humid which sucks BUT there’s going to the Drive-In with friends to see a movie, Bowling, Golfing, County Fair, State Fair, local Homecoming Parades and Rides, Family Reunions, Summer Camp/Church Camps/Boy Scout Camp, Church VBS all summer, swimming in your pool, homemade ice cream and Sno-Cones, picnics, Water Parks, the beach, boating on the lakes, canoeing/rafting/kayaking the rivers, etc to stay cool and Memorial Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and and 4th of July to celebrate. Lots of stuff to do for fun and to stay cool!
Fall is cooler weather, not freezing usually. Once in awhile we will get snow in October but that’s not normal. Usually September through November/December are mild temperatures. Beautiful weather for camping, campfires, Hog Roasts, Apple Picking, raking leaves, High School Football in September and October. Along with Halloween, Hayrides, Harvest Parties, Going to the Pumpkin Patch to pick out apples/pumpkins/gourds and buy apple cider, Carving Pumpkins, and making Popcorn balls and homemade caramels to hand out to the Trick or Treaters. November usually still has good weather where you can be outside and decorate for Thanksgiving and lots of cooking/baking for family and friends getting together for Thanksgiving. Lots of pumpkin pies being made and eaten and pumpkin rolls, pumpkin cake, etc. and of course Turkey with all the fixings. Lots of visiting back and forth with everyone. Then the end of November we start decorating for Christmas. We usually put all of our outside lights up over the Thanksgiving weekend and we go to the Christmas Tree Farm and cut down a 7’ tree for the house over that weekend too and then start decorating the tree and inside the house. Then write our Christmas Letter to send to our friends and family that we don’t get to see over Christmas and usually take a family photo to send with the letter and get it mailed out. I usually send about 75-100 letters so it takes awhile to put together. We watch our favorite Christmas movies like White Christmas, It’s A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, The Christmas Card, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Nestor the Long Eared Donkey, etc. over the month of December and do lots of baking of different types of cookies and candy. Play lots of board games, cards and do puzzles. We drive around looking at all the Christmas lights. We always go see the Live Nativity at our local church. If it snows we go sledding. We go ice skating sometimes. Drink lots of homemade hot chocolate. So many fun things to do over the holidays. New Years we shoot our guns off at midnight into the air and hug and kiss each other and wish them a Happy and Blessed New Year and we play cards and games all night into the wee hours and of course eat lots of food and sleep in on New Years Day!
Winter comes in usually in January-March here in central Illinois. That’s when the temps get 20-30 degrees below freezing and you don’t venture out unless you have too for work, school and church or the weather warms up a bit. We take down our decorations from Christmas inside but usually have to leave the outside ones up til nicer weather. We go bowling and roller skating a lot in the winter months and rent movies for free from our library. Do a lot of puzzles and games over the winter and a lot of reading and cleaning out closets and trying on clothes to see what we need to get rid of. Volunteer at the Food Pantry to help others, just try to keep busy while cooped up in the house. Then Spring comes and with it wicked storms sometimes tornadoes. But everything starts budding out and flowers start popping up and everything starts greening up and the farmers start gearing up for planting so you can smell the dirt from them turning over the fields. Everyone starts being out and about more as the weather gets warmer and of course we have Valentines Day, Easter and St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate! School is ending and there are lots of graduation parties to go to and Bridal Showers, Baby Showers and Anniversary Parties too! Everyone’s planning their vacations and getting them in before Summer Baseball, Softball and Football begins.
So all the Seasons are great here. Always something fun to do. If not then you can always go to some other part of our Country that has the weather you want at that time, lol!
It's summer here in Oklahoma. I haven't been cold in months. I've been inside, hiding from the sun and trying to avoid bursting into flames. It's also so humid here during summer months that sometimes the air feels thick. Looking forward to Fall/Autumn coming up. It'll be nice to open up the windows and air out the house.
same lmao
Also in Oklahoma and WISH we'd get some rain! It's been so dry!
Same here in Minnesota it's autumn and 80s and humid.
America is LARGE. Autumn is different depending on the region...and no, freezing temperatures aren't a normal part of November everywhere in America, but it does happen, even if just for a few days.
The 'L' or 'EL' is the Elevated Train.
Love the famous Chicago sign "DOWN TO ELEVATED HERE" 🎉😂
Thanks! lol - As stated at 7:55 monoliths first appeared in Utah because they are the best Con men out there!!
It’s never the EL in Chicago, only ever called the L. Unless you’re not from Chicago, then call it what you want.
Oh I thought it was called the Loop.
I mean, we call it the el train in New York City, especially to differentiate it from the subway; and L It's just one of our many lines.
I live on the north shore of Lake Superior, I've also done a season on the Iceroad, ya want to talk cold? You don't know cold m8, you get lovely warm air from the Gulf Stream all year long, that's not cold. Cold is icicles hanging off your beard five minutes outdoors. Cold is pouring water on the ground from four and a half feet up only to watch it freeze before it hits. How about a sharp breeze that makes your eyes water, instantly freezing them shut. I once unloaded a truck on the Iceroad in minus 71°c - with the wind chill - freezing the straps solid, that was bloody cold.
IDK. The coldest I've ever been is a 40* drizzle. And that's pretty much every day in England. Cold and wet. I follow EPL and we're getting to the point in the season where you're shocked to see sunlight during a game.
I live in New Hampshire,and in my state,we call Autumn "Fall" or "the Fall" depending on how you use it in a sentence.
It refers to the falling of the leaves from the trees.
Autumns here runs about 45-55 F in the day, with a lot of rain (we have LOTS of rain here)...and into the high forties at night. Autumn's my favorite season--we decorate heavily for it (not just "Halloween" but autumn) and it's always a lovely calm time for us.
It my favorite season.☕🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🌞🇺🇸
Autumn is a beautiful time of year in Kentucky. Temperatures and humidity level drops, and the hills are full of red, orange, and golden leaves. Such a beautiful picture.
Totally! I grew up in Louisville Kentucky. I loved Autumn up there.
Crisp mornings were your nose get a nip of the chill. Then warming up in the afternoon but still cool enough for a cardigan. The smell of fireplaces and the rustle of the leaves.
Fall is the best. Nice days, pretty trees, Thanksgiving, hunting season if you are into that, great fishing, and NO BUGS! Edit to add, and hockey!
Perfect cootball weather.
And soup! Split pea, French onion, potato leek, chicken noodle, vegetable…you get the idea. Soup in Autumn and Winter is the best. And hot tea on the couch with a book while it’s snowing is also great.
In the middle of the desert Southwest USA, runs the Rio Grande. And for a good part of it, it is lined with Cottonwood trees, almost the only tree sturdy enough to endure the climate here. No red leaves, no maples, no weeping willows (without great help) but come that shift in sunlight and temperature at night, those large cottonwood leaves turn a brigt yellow, and that riverbed looks like liquid gold poured in a rivelet on sand. Driving through them on a bridge feels like you are in the heart of a candle from the reflected glow of sunlight...
I currently live in Indianapolis and as he said, his first day here there were abnormal temperatures. Everyone else counts the days to Spring and I count the days to Fall. Usually, the temps are 60-70 F, no humidity and most importantly, the insects are going away. But there is nothing better than the show the trees put on! Ps Thanksgiving is the last Thursday of November.
I love fall. The gorgeous leaves on the trees (and on the ground), the lessening of mosquitos, but the big one is Halloween. Our neighborhood gets 1000 kids trick-or-treating. There's no knocking on doors - you have to set up a table outside to hand out candy fast enough. Plus the decorations. We collect candy throughout the year so we have enough (at least 1000 pieces, one per kid). It's a really big deal, but just in my corner of Atlanta Georgia. Once I get past Halloween, fall is over and it's time to think Thanksgiving (end of November) and Christmas.
America's Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November. The day after is "Black" Friday named such because the holiday shopping season begins and puts retail shops in the "black" if they've been operating in the red all year. It's a great holiday. Eat lots of food (turkey), watch football and celebrate with friends and family.
Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November.
Autumn is almost… or equal to… the excitement of Christmas. The air is filled with chimney smoke eating the scents of hickory, Mesquite, or some other delightful smelling wood. Stores and homes envelope people with sweet aromas of pumpkin, cinnamon, sugar and butter; as well as, succulent smells of pies, cakes, sweet treats and roasted turkey. Outside, nature is showing off its finest color pallet and there’s an excitement in the air with football games, families and friends gathering for celebrations, hayrides, Apple picking at local orchards, and children begin making their Christmas wish lists and visiting Santa and his elves at the park or local department stores. I know it all sounds cliche, but it’s actual life in the States! Y’all should visit during the holiday season and venture out of Florida and into the rest of the US. It truly is amazing! ❤
Thanksgiving is always the last Thursday in November, so the date changes every year. I grew up in the Northeast with great autumn weather, but nothing beats autumnal views found in Northen New England. Tour groups head north to see the beauty.
I am a turkey 🦃🦃 born on Thanksgiving morning
@patriciamvisnofsky4750 My Thanksgiving usually had a birthday cake since everyone was already there. My birthday is the following weekend.
Sorry to be that guys, but It's on the 4th Thursday of November. Granted there's usually only 4 Thursdays in a month, but I've seen a couple 5 Thursdays in November before.
@Pip8448 that is why I said last Thursday of the month.
Leaf peepers. :) that's what a friend ofine called himself. He'd travel around new England to see the fall colors
My favorite season. Warm days and chilly nights. Good sleeping weather. Beautiful foliage. Where I live we can see a little snow in October, then it warms up again for Indian Summer before winter closes in.
Sounds like Michigan.
Eggnog is made using milk, eggs, sugar, and flavorings, and served with cinnamon or nutmeg. While eggnog is often served chilled, in some cases it is warmed, particularly on cold days (similar to the way mulled wine is served warm). Eggnog or eggnog flavoring may also be added to other drinks, such as coffee (e.g., an "eggnog latte" espresso drink) and tea, or to dessert foods such as egg-custard puddings. The adult version includes a distilled spirit such as brandy, rum, whiskey or bourbon
Rum eggnog is my favorite. 💛
I hate that eggnog disappears from store shelves by January 2 and is hard to find between Christmas and New Year's as demand it high yet stores don't reorder. It is a must have during the holidays.
I love autumn so much. I love the cool temps, leaves changing, pumpkins, decorating my house and getting prepped for Halloween, my favorite season. I have already started pulling out my fall decorations, even though there is still a month of summer left.
Autumn here in the US is so different in pretty much any region. It’s always beautiful where ever you go. I will recommend New England though for the most gorgeous leaves and beautiful quaint towns.
Sorry but we don’t have autumn in south Florida.
Yes, I know. My grandparents lived in Florida for 50 years. I have spent a lot of time there. I would say that you have two weather conditions, sunny and muggy; raining and muggy. I hope you’re safe and well after Helene. 😊💗
Autumn is my favorite time of year here in Western NY. (Near Buffalo and Niagara Falls) our seasons are exactly 3 months each. So after our sweltering summers we look forward to temps that range from the lower 70’s to the 50’s. Light jacket weather and time to do your last grilling and bring on the roast pork with homemade hot applesauce with cinnamon and sugar or better yet homemade hot buttery apple crisp with vanilla ice cream or roast beef dinners using the oven to heat your house to put off turning on the heat just a bit longer. September and October are the best. Apple picking, Concord grapes , time to can your bushels of fresh tomatoes, farmers markets selling the biggest cauliflower and cabbages you’ve ever seen. Huge stalks of Brussel sprouts, and yes PUMPKINS! To decorate, to carve and mums decorate every porch. Peak season. For leaves is the second week in October. By November the temps drop and we settle in to prepare for Thanksgiving (4th Thursday) then time to decorate for Christmas. Tons of snow so get your snow mobiles ready, skis sharpened and winter sweaters and winter coats, boots etc. in March the snow melts and the spring flowers open. And it starts all over. Western NY is the best place to experience the 4 seasons!
I live in south central Pennsylvania and I love autumn! Seeing the beautiful colors of the leaves turning! It’s just beautiful.
Pennsylvania Autumns..are GLORIOUS!
Autumn is pretty until the first storm. After that, it's two months of raking leaves and filling many bins. They're also insanely slippery to walk on.
What you need to understand is that this is a very, very large country. I live in a Northwest Forest. Almost no deciduous trees, so some color but only a little. Temperature, snowfall, actual change of the seasons varies wildly from region to region and from state to state and the Southern States hardly have a real fall.
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and on the second Monday of October in Canada. They were originally celebrated as harvest festivals, similar to Oktoberfest. The growing season ends earlier in Canada, so their Thanksgiving comes first.
I'd like to drive the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in fall, again. From Mackinaw to Duluth in late September was stunning!
I live in the state of Ohio which is right next to Indiana. Midwest autumns are gorgeous! The firey red and orange leaves, taste of pumpkin spice flavoring in literally every beverage you can think of. Many people travel to the New England states(Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, etc) to view the changing colors of the leaves. These people are referred to as "leaf peepers."
New England just blew me away when i first visited in the fall. Of course, we don’t have trees in Vegas so autumn just means temperatures below 100 degrees !
We call you guys Leaf Peepers…fondly ❤️👍
Ayuh. Or as we refer to folks visiting from elsewhere, they're "from away".
Autumn in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas are gorgeous after the first frost. There are hills after hills of brilliant, sunlit brilliance.
NOBODY goes to the Midwest for Autumn EVERYBODY knows the NEW ENGLAD has the most beautiful Fall Foliage 🍁
Tons of people come to Indiana in October for our foliage and our Covered Bridge festival.
Autumn is my favorite time! The leaves change, the air is crisp. We take our kids to apple orchards and pumpkin patches, on hayrides and through corn mazes (adult size mazes that farmers cut in their corn before the corn stalls all come down!) We carve pumpkins with our kids and dress up for Halloween when the time comes. In my town there are literally hoards of kids and parents walking around going door to door. Some homes decorate, some in my town even make haunted houses in there yards or scare the kids to death by their costumes! Lol! Half stay home and pass out candy, if your porchlight is on that means someone will answer their door with a giant bowl of candy and you hear the kids yell trick or treat!! It's so much fun! For teenagers and/or adults there's bonfires and alcoholic beverages around a bonfire, adult Halloween parties at our homes or bars with alcohol and costume contests! Then after Halloween there's feasts of food in homes, churches and homeless shelters. Some of us take plates of food to neighbors or families that can't get out or aren't as fortunate. Before Thanksgiving many churches make food baskets with turkeys or hams and all the fixings to deliver to those people too. It's wonderful....
I've seen this video before. Autumn (Fall for us) starts in September. It's a beautiful time of year if you are in an area that experiences seasons. Everyone is starting to get excited for it now and decorations are going up. By November it starts to get colder but Sept and October are cooler than summer but a jacket is all that is needed. It's a fabulous time!
As someone living in rural NorCal, our Fall leaf colors are amazing - from burgundy to pale yellow, with all the oranges and golds in between the extremes. Many houses are decorated, and our little downtown plaza is turned into a lovely decorated celebration of the Fall/Halloween season. It includes a day where every shop keeper hands out candy to costumed toddlers with their parents and small children from the local schools. It's probably my favorite annual event of our downtown.
Thirty two degrees Fahrenheit is not that cold. I live in Michigan, and the temps in summer just hit near triple digits, while a couple winters ago, we had polar vortexes hitting 20 below 0. The pendulum swings so widely, it can drop over twenty degrees in a day, or an hour. I guess we're used to it.
Obligatory it's not the temps it's the wind chill. 😁
Climates vary in the US, Adam. There are indeed some states with beautiful autumn weather!
We always did the house up for Christmas. We would start in August and turn the lights on Thanksgiving Day. Our electricity bill was around $1600 - $2000 US. Eggnogg is a drink and it is yummy
I love autumn. I love the festivals, heading to the wineries for Octoberfest, and the (almost) end of humidity (we are always humid in St. Louis). Love this time of year! As a Midwesterner, our temps rarely get that cold in the fall. Oh, and Lawrence mentioned the El. It's an elevated train / subway in Chicago.
I wouldn't mind a cool Summer, LOL! When your average summer highs are in the 90's and it's humid enough out to actually see the water vapor hanging in the air one of the few things you can look forward to is Autumn in much the same way when it's 15 below Far. for the high of the day in late January the only thing you have to look forward to is Spring. Spring lasts 2 weeks and them it's summer again. I remember as a child in Tennessee we had 4 actual seasons that all lasted about 3 months each, but here in Indiana Summer and Winter last 5 and a half months each while Spring and Fall last 2 weeks each.
In NJ it's much the same, just instead of 90s we get 100s and instead of -15 we get 0 to -5.
East Coast during fall drive north from any from any state,it will take your breath away. The colors are from every color.
Where I live, temperatures in winter can reach -30 degrees Fahrenheit, with a high temp of -12.
brrrrr! I live in So. CAL
i am in the southern usa and i frear death when it pummets to 40 degrees fahrenheit... give me a break... it what I know
@@des1850 As a Southerner born and raised (Kentucky and Tennessee), I completely agree. Even more so now that I live in Florida ROFL.
Same here in Wisconsin ❤
@@SassyIndian I saw snow fall out of the sky for the first time while visiting my daughter in Wisconsin. Ive seen snow before on the ground because we get snow in our local mountains here in San Diego, Ca but I never seen the snow while it was falling. As a matter of fact when I got out of the airport in Madison, Wi I was waiting for my daughter to pick me up when I saw what I thought were big pieces of paper falling like a ticket parade until a lady walked up and I asked her what was that stuff falling all around and she smiled and kind of giggled and said "That is snow" . I told her I'm a native Californian from San Diego and she said "I kind of figured that was the case". 🤭
Autumns in the midwest are "sweater weather." (That's "jumpers" for Brits.) It means that the temps can vary from freezing to really really hot. So you wear layers that you can add or subtract as the temperatures vary, even over the course of a single day.
SWEATAH WEATHAH!
Myself, I'm from California -- a state with two seasons, summer and spring. We don't have autumn either, nor do we have winter. Summer is from mid-March to mid-September and spring is from mid-September to mid-March.
The Autumn in Illinois is magical. The trees all turn bright yellow, red and orange. Its gorgeous. You get out your fall or winter coat, a scarf and a hat. Its not too cold- not at ALL as cold as it gets in Winter. People are raking leaves, apple picking, making apple pies and yes, pumpkin pies as well. We carve out our pumpkins for halloween and put a candle inside so it glows, then we rinse, salt and bake the pumpkin seeds...so yummy. This is a perfect time to have a fire in your fire place, or an out door fire pit and of course, make s'mores.
Fall was my favorite season growing up. So much for all the senses. Kids bringing home the BEST most beautiful leaves for their loved ones. I live in California now and yes, I adore the redwood forests and the ocean but will always miss those Illnois Falls.
In the Toronto area you get the autumn weather and colours around late September, early October until mid or late October. By Halloween there usually isn’t that many trees with leaves on them anymore..
The "El" is the elevated train transit system - 'El' for short. Trains run above street level, so cars can have the road below (or sidewalks for people if shopping areas). The video you were responding to was very funny most of the time. ;)
LOL - I enjoyed your reactions so much! I have lived in California (my home state), Florida, Louisiana, Kansas, Texas & Washington state. I have visited many other states, usually on vacations with my family while growing up in the US Air Force. I visited NY City in February for a Star Trek convention & felt it was rather mild, since there were no new snowfalls while I was there. I had snow during winter only in Kansas (only have had ONE actual "White Christmas" in my life, & most places I lived there were no real Fall tree colors to brag about, since it was in the southern parts, or the West Coast, all of which have mild winters & much subtler seasonal changes. Fall in California is when the rains finally start falling & the golden lands of the State turn finally to green - just as the leave begin to fall so there's bare winter trees & green grasses & fields everywhere.
It's all mixed up here - but that makes it a lot of fun - once you have obtained the proper clothing/oats/sandals/shoes/boots/snowgear etc for the local weather, wherever you are. And we all both brag about it & complain at the same time. LMAO.
But the jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, ghosts, witches & goblins all show up everywhere for Halloween & the turkeys & pilgrims & Native American figures for Thanksgiving (which was originally a bi-cultural dinner gathering of celebration & thanks for good neighbors (the natives!).
Keep the videos coming - love them!
As someone growing up southern east coast the US, my favorite time of year is probably the worst for everyone but ive always loved August - September months because of the hurricane seasons. The air is colder but the ocean is still warm making tropical storms and hurricanes. The water from the rain is warmer than the air. Heavy rains and flooding, i would body board and use a parachute to wake board canals and streets, even fields. Its gotten so flooded though people would ride around in John boats to escape the flooding. I think another reason im particularly drawn to it is my birthday is early September and i was born during a hurricane.
You are an odd ball for sure. Your fav season is natural disasters 🤣🤣
@@defendtheconstitution1776 Lol true but it's so freaking awesome being in mother nature during a hurricane. Really makes you feel small and existential. Me and my friends would ride our bikes around and literally jump into the ditches and canals when they flooded with them, build ramps and do tricks. Skim boards and trampolines with flooded yards. It's honestly just amazing. Even the occasional cold from it is worth it.
That's odd considering all the carnage and destructions that occurs due to these storms...that's strange there!
I live in north Georgia, and we have all four seasons. Our winters are quite mild, tho. Autumn is my favorite! My birthday's in October, the weather is usually perfect (highs around 80F, lows in the 50s) and it's COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON!! Peak fall colors here are usually around Halloween.
Have to remind you - YOU do not know cold. He was in Indiana. It's Midwest and can get damned cold by November. Midwest fall season is end of Sept., October and first of November. My favorite time of year. I live in Northern Minnesota and it gets a LOT colder than Indiana!! We usually get our first hard freeze and the garden done by the first week of September. But we have oak trees and maple trees, and aspen and birch and they have beautiful colors in the fall. So blazing against a sunny blue sky that your eyes hurt. The weather is cooler, and dry and bright and sunny, and it's harvest season (and hunting season! Turkey, grouse, pheasant, deer, bear. ). Apples and cider and pumpkins, farmer's markets, wood fires, the gorgeous leaves, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Celebrate the season and the harvest. Then it all goes to hell after the first snow because it stays on the ground until the first of May.
At work we had a joke in the NY office for our “Minnesota Nice” colleagues. There was a series of days where it was 3 -5 degrees colder than it was on Mars (which is farther from the sun than Earth).
Actually, it wasn’t a joke. It was reality.
At work we had a joke in the NY office for our “Minnesota Nice” colleagues. There was a series of days where it was 3 -5 degrees colder than it was on Mars (which is farther from the sun than Earth).
Actually, it wasn’t a joke. It was reality.
Im lucky. I grew up in Nebraska where the first snow fall is usually by Thanksgiving and now live in the mid Atlantic where if we have any snow by Christmas it's a miracle. Love the fall here! You can have the pumpkin spice. Hay rides, pumpkin patches, hot mulled cider the colors, (yes my house turns into a temple of orange, yellow, and red. ). I was at Walmart yesterday and they were putting out the fall decorations. Told the staff they weren't putting things on the shelves fast enough so i could buy it!
Autumn 🍁 is the best! And when it starts I'll send you pics!
There are different temperatures all around the country. I'm in Philadelphia Pennsylvania where Autumn weather is truly Autumn lol. It's a nice relief after the heat and humidity of August but not too cold; on average just chilly like 60 degrees Fahrenheit but it can get colder some days. Overall it's nice.
Hello fellow Pennsylvanian! I’m from Pittsburgh. Our Fall has changed don’t you think? It’s been like you said a little warmer lately. Do you ever remember when Fall may have gotten cold enough that you needed a coat by mid to end October or is it just me? Thanks!
The north east has the best autumns in my opinion! Entire forests of glowing gold, red, and orange. It's spectacular!!!
I agree, it’s my favorite part of living in New England.
Agree. I've been to Colorado in the fall and seen the monochromatic Aspengold mountainsides and they are stunning, but I love the mix of colors in the Mid-Atlantic, NY, and New England.
It is really pretty during the fall. Then Winter comes and lasts forever. Spring never comes fast enough! LOL!
I am from the very western edge of Northern Virginia, near the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have many 'Autumn' Festivals in the little towns around where I live! The biggest and most popular is probably the 'Autumn Glory Festival' in Western Maryland. I LOVE Autumn; it is my favorite time of the year.
Speaking of going all out for Halloween, I work in a haunted house out here in Princeton Illinois and I always scare the hell outta people, last yr I made 25 people pee thier pants and 5 were guys
That's a lot of piss
@@timhefty504 yeah I ruined a pair of shoes kicking dirt over the puddles
I live in Northeastern Indiana. We moved here in January of 2011. Shortly after we moved here, we got hit with 18 inches of snow. At the height of the snow storm, the temperature was -13 Fahrenheit, (-25 Celsius.) The wind was blowing at 45 mph. This created a wind chill factor of -48 degrees. Our brick house made noises I had never a house make before.
Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November. Sometimes it’s the last, sometimes it isn’t. Many schools are out the whole week.
As someone who lives in the Midwest I know a lot of people who are very into the fall season. One of the things that many people love about fall that wasn’t mentioned is that fall and winter are football season. Football lovers often throw parties during the playoffs and Super Bowl, but even prior to that they have smaller get togethers just to watch the games on Sundays. Others go to the sports bars to watch the games. Then there are Oktoberfest that people love to attend. Cider mills are great for families and couples, many of them have hayrides, pick-your-own apples, hot apple cider and fresh, hot donuts. Some cider mills also have petting zoos, live music, and homemade crafts for sale. I don’t participate in any of these on annual basis, but I do love the fact that there is so much to do during the fall season.
There is no pumpkin laced soufflé. He is making fun of pumpkin spiced latte. Lol
Oooooo😂
Na, there are definitely pumpkin laced soufflés. They're just called pumpkin soufflés, though.
@@mclark347 I stand corrected 😂😂
Americans can make a soufflé out of ANYTHING!
It's October and our trees haven't completely changed color. A couple of nights ago I had to turn the heat on. By 2pm the next day I had to turn my a/c on. I'm in southeast Kentucky. I've always thought that Indianapolis and Indiana, Illinois and Ohio are cold places.
Chicagos train system is known as the 'L' (a now-official name originally short for "elevated"). Trains serve over 140 stations located throughout the city and nearby suburbs, on elevated railways, in subways, or on the ground
According to my crossword games its spelled "EL"
Gotcha! Thanks!
@@IC27185 Exactly what I was going to add.
@@IC27185, then they’re not talking about the rail system in Chicago, where it is only called the L,never the EL.
@@MeItsMeLol What does the L stand for?
Up here in Alaska, Fall can get down to -25.5C and snow starts showing up in mid to late October. Serious snow is usually in late November and December. By serious, I mean last 24 Dec, we got a bit over a full meter in 8 hours.
Oh, and for the topic of Autumn, there are places up here where I used to live where Autumn lasted 3 days.
It's also apple season. Warm spiced apple cider is even better than pumpkin spice.
Same with pies in my very humble opinion
@@LA_HA My Mom and my Mennonite grandma taught me how to make apple dumplings when Iwas 10. Nothing like PA Dutch cooking!
@@chrisfrey9488 Nice. Do you still make them?
Wait a sec... I think I'm picturing apple turnovers. I've got to go Google apple dumplings.
In the meantime, what else do you know how to make that you're proud of?
I once had to cobble together a cookie recipe because I forgot to check that I had everything and realized I was missing a few things.
Ended up making a really great cookie recipe. Haven't made it in years though
32 degrees Fahrenheit is not really that cold for the midwest. Here in Minnesota its normal to have a week at -26 Celcius (-15 Fahrenheit) during the winter. That is not the coldest it gets. It usually reaches -50 Fahrenheit with wind chill at least a few days in the winter. They close the schools for those days. I guess that is -45 Celsius. Wind chill pays a big part in those temperatures. You could get frostbite in just a few minutes. It's not the temperature for entire winter though Only a day or two. However, Autumn (Fall) is awesome! Usually we get up into the 60's during the days and its just fun with all the fall decorations, leaves and pumpkin spice everything and lots of Fall Festivals! Apple cider is really popular too! Thanksgiving is always on the 4th Thursday of November. This year its on the 28th.
Love autumn
I'm from California and now live in West Virginia, it is so beautiful here in fall, my favorite season! I have always wanted to visit the UK!! I have family there that Ive only spoken to online, it would be great to meet in person someday.
Autumn is an awesome season. The temperatures cool off at night perfect for the back yard fires to roast marshmallows & make smores. But the days are still warm. The trees leaves start putting on their show of colors. Reds, oranges,yellows & greens. I live in Tennessee USA. People travel from all over to come visit the Smokey Mountains for autumn just to witness the changing of the colors. It is pretty amazing to see. 🙏🙏🙏
Growing up in the Motherlode foothills in California, Autumn was usually announced by a good solid rain 1st week of Sept, followed by green grass popping up everywhere, underlining the colours of the deciduous trees, whose leaves would part ways with the branches in December storms. One woman from Michigan was freaked by her first CA winter: green grass and no snow in our area.
Here in the midwest I love the start of fall, the summer heat bleeds off, the humidity fucks off, the days are warm, the nights are cool you can turn the AC off and leave the windows open all night. Then harvest season starts which means lots of dust in the air so we also call it allergy season, then into/after October it gets colder,and it rains more which my family calls "chili weather" because nothing drives the cold from your bones like a warm bowl of soup or stew, or maybe some goulash.
Frankly, because it's the desert, autumn in Las Vegas doesn't happen until around February, when our two trees finally get around to dropping their leaves 😅.
And while there's time, get down to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee. The great Smokies put on a spectacular show every autumn!
So very true about the Blue Ridge mountains
I love Fall. Living in Midwest we never know if we’ll actually get Autumn temperatures- lol. But we decorate anyways!! Our front porches, our bushes, we buy mums just for Fall. Some go all out with the Halloween decor too! We go to local farms for autumn fun- wagon rides out to the pumpkin patches to pick your pumpkin, fresh apple cider, taffy apples, corn mazes to run in and cinnamon donuts! Love love Fall! 🍁
Fall (autumn) was always my favorite season. Not only is it beautiful, but the temperatures are great. Some warm days reminding you of summer and some cold days preparing you for winter.
I'm from North Eastern Pennsylvania, I believe our autumns in the Poconos are the most beautiful. But, any northern state that is lucky enough to experience 4 seasons are all beautiful in the fall.
By the way.... American Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November.
It's Early Autumn in Texas. 98*F. And that's considered a cool day. Texas doesn't start really experiencing Fall/Autumn until late October into early November and even then you will see people in short pants and flip flops (often with a sweater or jacket which I acknowledge is weird). Having lived or travelled most of the country, the northeastern states get the most beautiful effects of the season but the "sentiment" of the season is felt and enjoyed nationwide possibly because of the break from those hot/dry summers (or it could be all of those damn pumpkins). 🍁🍂🎃🎃🎃🎃🏈🏈
As someone who was born and raised in Indiana and who still lives there I can tell you that sometimes the weather is weird. There are lots of fall festivals and tons of good food. Right across the border in Ohio the big fall event is the Pork Festival. A LOT of pork is raised in that county and fabulous smoked/grilled pork chops are eaten in a huge tent along with homemade pie. Pumpkin IS preferable but apple will do if the pumpkin runs out. Wash it down with an apple cider slush. You can shop at all of the vendors and buy a hand-made sweater, a wood jack-o-lantern with battery powered lights in it, and don't forget the fudge! The same weekend one if the tiny towns around here has Levi Coffin Days in honor of the man, and his wife, who were part of the Underground Railroad prior to the Civil War. The house is a museum and really makes you think. Along with a parade at noon on Sat, there is a small flea market. And yes, pumpkin spice shows up in more & more drinks and foods every year.
Autumn is different across the USA and variable, sometimes warmer, sometimes colder.
I am in Virginia where the autumn palette is primarily rich reds and yellows. Years ago, I used to vacation regularly in New Hampshire in October where the autumn palette features gorgeous pink leaves set against the silver bark of birch trees. It was stunning!
I have been to Ireland TWICE ..... both times I was impressed by the lands, culture and the People - sweet and kind by nature ..... loved the Emerald Isle ! Appreciate what you have - it is great. GBjj
I live in Illinois, and autumn is my favorite season. I have gorgeous red maples lining the street in front of my house, with deep red leaves, other smaller trees with yellow and orange and burgundy leaves. And I back up to a forest preserve with trails, the view of the tree line behind the neighborhood is awesome. I walk out every night to take in the view, and take walks every morning at local preserves to go birdwatching.
In the USA, as SOON as October hits (and usually even earlier), every restaurant and cafe add "pumpkin-spiced" items to their menus. It sounds quaint, but it's purely commercial and really gets old when you see it every day. Even in Florida where I live - where Autumn feels pretty much the same as Summer. It truly is a bit extreme. Oh and Thanksgiving Day is the final Thursday in November every year. So the date changes.
I came to appreciate New England autumns a lot more off of this experience. A school chum and his wife from Arizona headed north from our Boston area school one fall weekend to take in the foliage. I saw him on Monday and he was pretty disgusted at his wife. As soon as they got into the foliage she began to cry and she pretty much cried the whole afternoon. "It's so beautiful."
I loved autumn in the US! I lived in the Midwest, there are several parks around my home (about 20-30min drive) to visit for weekend picnic, wild life watching, and enjoying cool breezes and stunning pastoral landscapes that are blanketed with autumn colors. I have maple trees (named Sunset Maple) in my backyard, and the leaves start changing colors mid-October, slowly from green to amber then beautiful red by end of November. I love to take long drives, on some scenic routes across states, to enjoy the Autumn landscapes.
When I got engaged to a many from Germany, he was both shocked and charmed at how I celebrated and decorated for EVERYTHING. Had clothes for each season- not just a silly costume but actual wardrobes for work and play,formal & casual.
I think we go all out for holiday stuff and atmosphere stuff because we don't get vacation and work too much overtime (especially for Christmas).
You basically work a whole year to earn enough PTO (payed time off) to you give yourself a vacation before the fiscal year is over and you lose all (or most) of your PTO that you haven't used.
A lot of people take vacations during the summer because that's when the kids don't have school, others will take Christmas time off for the same reason. Plus Christmas time is usually seen as a big family event so there's a lot of traveling to gather, eat, socialize, eat some more, and be merry.
Fall is my favorite season...and really enjoy it this year my sister and I are going to Vermont!! We are going the 1st week of October (hopefully we have timed it right) because the fall leaves in New England are absolutely breath taking! Not to mention the maple syrup made from the trees in Vermont and Lobster, crab and just seafood - New England Clam Chowder - did I mention Lobster!! And it's the start of the best time of the year - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years! Family Family Family! The best! Thank that is why I love fall! Oh, and the other reason I love Autumn/Fall of course ----- FOOTBALL!!! 🏈🏈🏈
Halloween is Oct 31st, Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November - this year it is Nov 28th, then Christmas of course is December 25th and New Years is 1st!
For people who have never visited Chicago, the "L" is the elevated subway lines. There are two underground lines but the majority are elevated and form the "Loop" around the heart of the city. Locals will often give directions using the Loop as a reference point.
Fall starts at different times in different places in America. In my area September 22 starts fall celebrations and go until Thanksgiving, that date varies. The day after Thanksgiving giving, Christmas celebrations start, including Christmas parties. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. Shopping starts on Friday, but some don’t shop, they spend the day decorating and have their first get together/party Friday night or Saturday.
"The L" is Chicago slang for "elevated train". The public train network that runs through our city is built largely on it's own bridge system above street level. This mitigates ground-level traffic, but it can get really loud.
Actually in Chicago L refers to both elevated trains and subways. In other cities it just refers to elevated trains because they call it an ‘El’. If you notice Chicago it’s an ‘L’ as in no ‘e’ and therefore not an abbreviation for elevated.
Ive been in the UK in all seasons. Winter in the UK was warmer than winter in Virginia
"..and the birthday of the greatest president of all time, Bill Pullman." was slid in so smooth it may now be the best Independence Day reference I've ever heard. 😂
🦃🎃Thanksgiving is the last Thursday of November.🎃🦃
One of my favorite sounds is the crunch of autumn leaves under foot. The greatest thing is walking in the woods in autumn. 🍂
When he was talking about not riding the EL, he was referring to the elevated train the runs through the Chicago downtown area.
autumn in the US in general is honestly magical, in Texas, its a relief
The EL is short for Elevated train. It's like a subway train only it's on elevated tracks that are above the street. Thanksgiving in America is the 3rd Thursday in November. In Canada it's about a month earlier but I don't remember when exactly.
When I was a kid it was amazing walking through a thick layer of leaves, they make this wonderful wooshing and crunching sound while the dry leaves crumble and fill the air with their distinct scent that to me is autumn. We'd rack up the leaves into a huge pile then a bunch of neighborhood kids would spend the afternoon jumping into the giant fluffy crispy pile of leave and on each other laughing and screaming in delight. At the end we'd all chip in and rake the leaves to the edge of the street so they could be sucked up by a giant vacuum hose on the back of a truck. (They don't do this anymore) That night when we went to bed still smelling of crisp air and crumbled leaves we'd lay down in the bed and dream of being Peter Pan flying off to Never Never Land.
lol, the -1c was most likely a cold snap or early onset of winter that year, and Indiana is in the northern area of the midwest. Fall is mostly about mildly cool temps (brisk, we like to call it brisk), Halloween (my favorite) then Thanksgiving (in November) and before tumbling into Christmas.
Lincoln Park is a huge park stretching along the shore of Lake Michigan (which is really more of an inland freshwater sea) covered with trees, lawns, flower gardens and walkways...sometimes littered with mad bicycle maniacs. But it's lovely from late September to mid November.