“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower” – Albert Camus
Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire. Credit: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group 
Pergola and Guyot vineyards in Autumn near Dro, Valle dei Laghi, Trentino, Italy. Credit: Marco Simonini/REDA/Universal Images Group 
Norris Point mountains in autumn, Bonne Bay and Woody Point, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Credit: Sergi Reboredo/VWPics/Universal Images Group 
Aerial view over empty winding road, hairpin turn, hair pin bend running through forest showing autumn colours. Credit: Arterra/Sven-Erik Arndt/Universal Images Group 
Pumpkin spice coffee at Aldi store, New Jersey. Credit: Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group 
Fall color on the hillside of Arrow Town in the Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island. Credit: Greg Vaughn/VWPics/Universal Images Group 
Vibrant red autumn leaves on a branch with a vivid blue sky background, capturing the essence of fall’s beauty and color. Credit: Felipe Rodriguez/VWPics/Universal Images Group 
North America, USA, South Dakota, SR 240, Hay Bale Halloween Decorations. Credit: Bernie Friel/UCG/Universal Images Group 
The Last Days of Autumn. Maple tree in private garden. Red leaves. Credit: Godong/Universal Images Group 
Beech forest in autumn with view of Castel Thun, Valle di Non, Trentino, Trentino, Italy. Credit: Marco Simonini/REDA/Universal Images Group 
Autumn colors on leaf in grass, Queens, New York. Credit: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group 
Pumpkins and farmland, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Credit: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group
The temperatures begin to chill. The leaves crumble to the ground and trees are left bare. Still, Autumn remains a favorite time for many in the northern hemisphere. Indeed, Americans in particular chose autumn overwhelmingly as their favorite season in a 2023 survey (45% chose autumn as their number one season with summer a distant second with 24%).
Autumn in the northern hemisphere paints the leaves of our communities, parks and forests in an abundance of brilliant colors, from the golden yellow of aspen leaves to the brilliant scarlet colored red maple leaves to russet colored oak leaves. These colors cheer us as we enjoy the second spring that Albert Camus imagined.
Tree with sun rays at autumn. Autumn leaves. Credit: Godong/Universal Images Group 
Still life, porcini mushrooms. Credit: Molteni Motta/Universal Images Group 
The Last Days of Autumn. Maple tree in private garden. Red leaves. Credit: Godong/Universal Images Group 
Traditional homemade autumn pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving or Halloween dinner. Credit: Natasha Breen/REDA/Universal Images Group 
Aerial view above clouds of New England landscapes and Green Mountains. Credit: Visions of America/Universal Images Group 
Branches of golden leaves in autumn. Credit: Godong/Universal Images Group 
Mixed woon in Autumn season, Lavarone, Italy Credit: BlueRed/REDA/Universal Images Group 
Plant, Maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba. Credit: Molteni Motta/Universal Images Group 
Large carved Halloween pumpkin on an orange background 3d render. Credit: Gareth Lewis/UCG/Universal Images Group 
Panoramic Photo of Red Autumn Tress in the Canterbury Region of South Island, New Zealand. Credit: Matthew Williams-Ellis/Universal Images Group 
Leaves turning as Autumn/The Fall approaches, Waipoua Kauri Forest, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand. Credit: Matthew Williams-Ellis/Universal Images Group 
A scarecrow on display at Hunsader Farms. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group
Autumn brings other excitements as well – football and soccer seasons kick off; Halloween sparks creativity and ghoulish fun; harvest and Thanksgiving holidays bring families and communities together. The season contributes its own menu too, as fresh gourds, vegetables and pies delight the palate. Pumpkin pie anyone?
Without the dampness of spring, the torrid heat of summer, and the gray cold of winter, autumn is the perfect season to spend outdoors, enjoying nature as it brilliantly changes in front of our eyes.
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Source:
US Dept of Agriculture; Forest Service https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/fall-colors/science-of-fall-colors
Brainyquote.com https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/albert-camus-quotes
CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/fall-is-americans-favorite-season-survey-shows/