Things to look forward to in autumn - or not…..

More rain. No reasons to be cheerful for the beginning of long dark days.

Thoughts that autumn signifies clocks will be changing, getting dark earlier, switching on a light sooner than later fills me with dread.
i was born in the spring maybe this could be a reason ?

Autumn is my favourite month too, love kicking through crisp fallen leaves.

I am with shysal and aonk here. I think we have been cheated this summer, it already feels like autumn has arrived. My favourite season is spring (May is my favourite month), and I also love the sumner, with bright flowers, lovely light summer clothes in summer colours. I particularly like being able to get up early (5 am) and have a cup of tea in the garden still in my dressing gown. I love being able to sit in the garden with a book, crochet or lacemaking, listening to and watching the birds, as well as getting away to our caravan. I do try to like autumn, mainly for the brief show of colour in the trees, but have to work at it. And as for winter, no thanks. I hate thick, dull, uncomfortable winter clothes, not being able to walk around barefoot, and not being able to do all the things that summer allows. If I could remove January, February and March and fast forward to the spring, that would suit me fine!

Walking in the park with my dogs. The trees in full colour, especially a beautiful red maple that Stands out so much. I love autumn

Ooh, Olliebeak, I love the sound of your ham hock things!
Must make a mental note to look for them in a month or so. I strictly only buy U.K. bred pork and bacon, so I hope Waitrose will have them.

Autumn is my favourite season, wee nip in the air out walking the dog and the colours of the trees in the parks wearing my jumpers, boots and big thick scarves. Now the one thing I detest about it is the dark nights, wish it could stay light until about 8 or 9pm. Then we have the thought of winter coming, that I hate so much.

Love autumn. Going for walks through the fallen leaves. The changing colours of the trees. Lighting candles in the evening to make the house seem cosier. Soup and crusty bread. I like the changing of the seasons and love all the seasons for different reasons. I think we all have to look for the positives that balance out the negatives.

I'm so pleased to see that I'm not the only person on GransNet who appreciates the cooler weather of the Autumn (Fall for our US members .

I'm not a fan of hot sunny days - more likely to retreat to the bedroom with a fan blowing on me. Our American Cousins are so lucky with 'built-in Air Con' .

I love to make Home-Made Soups / Casseroles/Stews etc. It's when my Slow Cooker and Pressure Cooker both come out of the depths of my Kitchen Units . If I do something 'overnight' in the SC, the amazing smell in the morning is so 'mouth-watering'.

My other half's favourite is when I cook 'Ham Hock' overnight to turn into a 'Hock Stew' - and then use the excess stock to create a huge pan of 'Pea and Ham Soup'! He also loves 'Bacon Ribs', which I prefer to do in the Pressure Cooker.

Time to get ourselves ready for 'huddling down' with throws / blankets / cushions / cosy slippers and some good books .

I too am totally with aonk I wish summer would last all year, but no ants nor flies who all bite me.

I love autumn…the slowing down, drawing in of the evenings and walks with the dog through the rustling leaves. Somehow it’s a softer more welcoming season than summer …less ‘in your face’ and more ‘wrapping its arms around you’ in preparation for the long winter months ahead. Spring and autumn are definitely my favourites…I don’t enjoy the extremes of summer or winter very much! But autumn feels like an old friend that I welcome every year. ??

Sparklefizz, we will wear masks until seated, chairs spaced with social distancing etc. I am not sure how it will go. I think ventilation is key.

I am hoping for an Indian Summer after this poor summer. But as and when it gets cold I have something to look forward to. Tucked away in my wardrobe is the gorgeous, down, full length coat that I purchased in the summer sales.

Spring is my favourite season with everything bright & new. The beginning of more light, more warmth! Do not like too much heat as I have got older. Autumn is a beautiful time with the changing colours but towards the end of Autumn we are reminded of the months of cold, icy roads that are dangerous for my poor old bones if I slip ? Then there is the cost of staying warm no matter how much I budget & put on more layers of clothing ? Then we have Spring to look forward to, then Summer & Autumn again!

Autumn is beautiful, but I can't bear being bundled up in clothes, summer dress or light trousers and a Tee shirt of some kind do me fine. I do look forward to the calmness of a lovely autumn day though.

Autumn can be so beautiful if we are lucky with the weather.
And I agree with Jess20, it's been so crowded in holiday areas like Devon this year, - not that I begrudge people their holidays at all, - but it will be nice to have quieter roads etc.

All the noisy tourists will go home and we can enjoy quiet walks on the beaches and somewhere to sit in the pub garden.

Cabbie21

Autumn mean the restart of activities like choirs. Only this time, we have had not just a summer break but an 18 month break.

Choirs? How will you meet up? My choir does not feel it's safe enough to restart.

A friend's choir, which was meeting outside, had a spread of Covid despite distancing/fresh air and has had to close as many people were pinged.

Ealdemodor

I dread the darkness Autumn brings, but I do love Strictly!

Ditto.

Autumn mean the restart of activities like choirs. Only this time, we have had not just a summer break but an 18 month break.

No really nothing to look forward to, nothing like spring and summer. Feel the depression creeping in already. At least when the children and then the grandchildren were little, there was Christmas to look forward to.

Love autumn...the colours of nature, mists, cosy coats, woolly scarves, mittens, crackling bonfires, pumpkin lanterns, getting my knitting out, candles on windowsills, a glass of sherry, the first roast dinner of the season, the dog snoozing in front of a fire in the hearth, lights through the church stained glass windows on a starlit evening, custard, choosing Christmas cards, curling up with a good book after a long walk on a bright crisp day, planting bulbs. Oh, and I leave in a seaside tourist area and come autumn everything goes very, very quiet - lovely when the tourists are here...even lovelier when they go.

I love autumn, there’s just something cosy about it.
Being cold, but not freezing cold, that lovely clear air, fallen leaves, lighting the fire again, bonfires, new school uniforms, the inevitable build up to Christmas, which I enjoy, although I don’t actually enjoy the Christmas season itself.
The only thing which spoils it for me
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I hope to be exchanging contracts any day now on a bungalow with a very pretty cottage garden. I can’t wait to get stuck in identifying what is already there and trawling garden centres for autumn bargains. It’s the best time of the year for planting perennials and tidying up overgrown shrubs. An Indian summer would be lovely but in my head I’m already thinking, woollies, wellies and the slow cooker doing it’s thing.

I love spring and autumn.
Flowers blooming and trees turning,pure heaven.