SEASONS

What is your favorite season of the year? Mine is absolutely, positively, without a doubt, definitely AUTUMN!!! I LOVE Autumn!


I've never been sure why I like it so much. I think most people like summer because it is warm, they go to the beach, they swim in their backyard, they take vacations. Summer is great. A lot of other people like Spring. That's when the Winter is over and the flowers begin to bloom, the weather warms up, baby birds hatch in their nests. Spring is great too. Then there are the people who like Winter because they like to go to the mountains and ski or ice skate. Winter is when we celebrate holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year. Winter can be fun.


A lot of folks don't really like Autumn because the days are shorter and it gets dark earlier. Autumn tells us that Winter is on the way and the Earth is getting ready to hibernate during those cold winter days and nights. But in spite of that, Autumn is my favorite. I love watching the brightly colored leaves fall from the trees and pile up on the ground in crunchy bunches. I feel warm when I see the colors of Autumn: browns, oranges, reds, yellows, and dark greens.The flowers of Autumn are rich and vibrant with warm golden and amber colors. I love Thanksgiving, the harvest time. After the hot summer days, I enjoy the cooler weather. I like snuggling up in front of a fire place on a cool Autumn evening. When I was a kid, I had fun jumping in piles of leaves, listening to them crackle under my feet. Back then, people would burn their leaves after they raked them up and you could smell the smokey air for blocks around. We would take hayrides. I am allergic to hay, but I didn't care. I would sneeze all the next day and it was worth it.


So write and tell me about your favorite season. Tell me what it is and then tell me why you like it. Use good desriptive words and imagery so I can paint a picture in my mind of your favorite season.