Andrew Seiple's Blog: Transmissions From the Teslaverse - Posts Tagged "fall"

I live in Ohio. Grew up here, never lived anywhere else. Ohio's one of those states that typically has both extremes... baking, muggy summers and freezing, blustery winters. Sometimes it goes from one to the other in the space of two weeks or so.

But when it doesn't, then Ohio's at its best. In the in-between times, when the humidity vanishes and the it's cool at night but warm during the day, Ohio is at her best.

Fall's my second favorite season. I love the cold and hate the heat, so I'm always happy to see summer fading and my electric bill shrinking as we gain the ability to spend days without the AC grinding away. It's glorious to be able to go outside near night without worrying about mosquitos, or walk through the woods without thinking of all the poison ivy I might get on me.

Fall's pumpkins and Halloween and cold days with rain that's glorious to watch from inside a warm house. It's crunchy leaves and scenic views through bare trees and the hushed prelude before the chaos of the holiday coordination and travels. It's harvest and Oktoberfest and apple cider, and nights that are perfect for campfires.

Winter will always hold my heart hostage, but fall's close up there. It's second place, and I love it when it comes to Ohio.

I love this time of year.

When the air turns crisp and cool, and the leaves come crashing down in a cacophony of colors, then I know it's smooth sailing from this point on.

Seriously, summer's a pain in Ohio, with the boiling hot weather, the humidity that would choke a dog, and the bugs. Even worse when the winter's as light as the last one was. Pollen everywhere, allergies super-high, and bugs, so many bugs.

No matter. Despite the fact that the weather's fighting like mad to stay hot, it'll succumb to the cold rains and creeping mists of October. The dry air will choke the humidity away, and soon enough it'll be time for my favorite holiday.

A small price to pay, for pumpkin spice creeping its way into the collective consciousness, no?

Anyway, I'm thirty thousand words into Dire:Hell. This one's shaping up to be epic, folks! Gonna try to have it out in time for Christmas, but no promises. Much to do, so off I go to do it!