We're a few days into my absolutely favorite season of the year now, fall. The trees are turning, mums are blooming, apples ripening and that lousy winter right around the corner so you have to enjoy it while you can. Oh yes, then there's that sport.
Mary Schmich had a column in the September 22nd Chicago Tribune that I found of interest.
1. Why is the first day of fall so hard to remember? Because it changes each year. This year it was the 22nd. next year the 23rd.
2. Is there a difference between autumn and fall? The British prefer autumn and North Americans fall. Fall is easier to rhyme, so perhaps it's a poetic thing.
3. Are the day and night of equal length on the autumn equinox? "Equinox" comes from the words equal and night. Actually the equal day comes on this Sunday.
4. Are Chicago trees changing earlier this year? Doris Taylor of the Morton Arboretum says no.
5. But there are already a lot of leaves in the gutters and ground. Taylor says that June's heavy rains caused trees to sprout a lot of leaves. The following dry spell is causing some premature leaf falls.
More Fall to Come. --RoadDog
NO PUN INTENDED: You feel stuck with your debt when you can't budge it.
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