four lines of poetry that have been going through my head the past couple of days.
Every clod feels a stir of might,
An instinct within it that reaches and towers,
And, groping blindly above it for light,
Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers;
—June by James Russell Lowell
Russell was talking about summer, but a lot of people would think of spring. Not me. It’s the beautiful days and cool nights of autumn that energize and motivate me. What about you?
October 2, 2025
For me it’s spring. Coming out of the cold winter and everything coming back to life. It gives me energy and lifts my spirit.
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…amen, we have great sleeping weather!
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I like all seasons – I like the cool and change of autumn, the fresh greens of spring, the first snow (and then pretty much I am done with winter by February), and even summers – love the long days and seeing the flowers grow.
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I’m a fall person. I think because of coming out of my least favorite season–hot, sticky summer. 🙂
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I am an autumn/winter person. I like the Danish notion of hygge. Remember when that was all over the place? Probably during covid. I’ve always enjoyed it, now it has a name.
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I think of Autumn.. as the last flowers make their way to bloom one last time before the winter falls. I do love Autumn.
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Either fall or spring. Those temperatures just make me feel alive.
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Me too! But it is exciting to me when spring first begins.
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My favourite seasons are Autumn and Winter! I do, however, feel blessed to have four seasons!
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Me, too! I think I love Autumn best b/c it’s like getting a merit badge for having survived Summer.
Well said! 😀
December is more like you fall and from Dec to May is my favorite time of year here.. cool and not terrible cold, warm and not hot.. just like autumn
Yes, it’s the temperatures that count.
Fall is pretty darn nice!
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