perks of fall

I spent most of the summer wanting it to last longer, but now that it's gone, I don't miss it so much. Now there's varicolored leaves strewn across the sidewalk, and it's scarf weather, and the evenings suddenly feel longer, and pumpkins are winking from the neighbors' porches... and (hooray!) it's the season for baked potatoes and hot cocoa and warm buttered bread with soup. So many good things.