The Pear Tree

As much as I hate saying goodbye to summer, I have to admit that a little part of me thrilled at the overcast sky this morning, the current wind gusts and the temptation to put on some socks and take out a sweater (note: I am currently in shorts and a t-shirt).

While I love all four seasons in their own ways – as with children, I find it difficult to pick a favourite – autumn definitely has its own special way of stirring my soul. I don’t know whether it’s the rich palette of colours, the cozy fashions or the melancholy underpinnings that get me right through the heart, every time.

Here are some of the things I am most looking forward to this fall:

* Cold, crisp apples, right off the tree

* Bowl after bowl of hot, nourishing soup

* Playing in the leaves

* Hot apple cider topped with whipped cream and caramel (and a cinnamon stir stick)

* School supplies (even though no one is going back to school)

* All manner of gourds

* Earlier (but not too early) sunsets and a much more reasonable appearance of the sun in the morning

* Donning my favourite black beret

* The bringing to fruition of some fun, new things for The Pear Tree (stay tuned)!

What’s your favourite season? And what are you most looking forward to this September?

- Words and photos by Lori-Anne Poirier

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