I thought this would be an interesting topic. I've discovered a little about myself that my favorite season is Autumn. Beforehand, I always thought Summer was my favorite, because it was the time away from school to relax and have fun. Well, as I grew older, Summer became less of a season to relax and more of one to get things done (or to work more than I normally would).

So eventually I discovered Autumn was my favorite season. It has a lot of nostalgia for me, and I just love the weather when it's between hot and cold. Plus the trees are just so beautiful.

Anyway, I've discovered that I have started some traditions to invite or otherwise 'celebrate' the coming of Autumn:

#1: 10 Years was a band I got to hear at a local music festival in October, Bayfest. I bought their first CD at the festival and ever since I associated their music with Autumn. I seem to only listen to them between September through December. Since yesterday, I started listening to them again in celebration of Autumn.

Ironically, their first album is titled The Autumn Effect.


Here are a few of my favorite songs by them, if you wanted to hear what they sound like:

10 Years - Wasteland (first song I heard by them)
10 Years - Seasons to Cycles (Really pretty song)
10 Years - So Long, Goodbye (Probably my favorite song. This would be Quad's death song if he had one)

#2: I start to wear more black T-shirts during the Autumn months. I do not wear black during the Summer because we get 90+ degree weather down here so it's too hot for black (I wear different colors during the summer, especially red). Even today, I am wearing a black T-Shirt.

#3: On the first day that the air is colder than I'm used to, I will roll down the window in my car and drive with my arm out. It feels so nice because my old car did not have a good air condition, so I was always sweating and having to roll down the windows.

#4: When my store starts to carry festive gourds, I will buy five (to represent each member of my family) and put them in a basket on the dining table for decoration.

#5: I start to pay attention to my satsuma tree in the back yard. By November or so, the satsumas will be ready to be picked, and I can get anywhere from 60 to 140 of them from this one tree.

So these are my traditions for inviting Autumn. If you have traditions for your favorite season (or seasons), please share them! It can be for any season - Autumn is just my favorite!