Welcome Fall!

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Friday, September 22, 2017, is the first day of fall for the Northern Hemisphere. Some folks don’t understand exactly what this day is about on the celestial calendar, but just so you know….this date is when we have an equal day and night. The same amount of daylight and the same amount of darkness.

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So, as you’ve guessed, equinox means equal night. Another way this can be the equinox is by temperatures. As the days get shorter, the temperature gets cooler. While this is especially true of Arizona, there are other States that are already getting cold weather and even some possibility of snow!

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Other highlights of fall are the turning of the leaves. One of the old Farmer’s Almanac quotes is “autumn leaves are slow to fall, prepare for a colder winter.” While this may give us longer to enjoy the fall colors, it can also be a tad foreboding with the notion that we need to hunker down for some above-average cold.

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Fall is also a time where baseball is winding down and football is revving up! So sports fans get double the pleasure and some wives become football widows! While watching sports and becoming couch potatoes we tend to gain some weight. That’s not good as we head into the holiday season where we traditionally gain even more each year.

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Fall also celebrates Friday night high school football with bands, cheerleaders, hot cocoa, and hot dogs. The kids are seeing if they can fit into last year’s winter coats and finding the missing glove that makes a matching pair. How does that happen every year? College is relegated to Saturday games with the Pro games on Sunday. Football, Football, and more Football!!!!!!

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County Fairs kick into full swing with Blue Ribbons handed out for the best of whatever (you can fill in the blank). Entertainment, in general, gets better: better TV and better movies, as ratings and nomination events get closer.

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While Halloween is just around the corner, we groan as retail stores are already putting up Christmas decorations!

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We start to lose our summer tans, but for some of us, the beautiful weather means more pleasant golf games and, in general, spending more time outdoors for a walk or a bike ride. Pets are also happy that the sidewalks aren’t so hot on their paws and maybe, just maybe, they’ll stop shedding so much!

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So enjoy these last hot days and keep an eye on the weather gauge as the weather starts its slow decline into our most beautiful time of year here in Arizona!