fall, n.All

Fall is the time of the year when summer's suntan turns to winter's frostbite.

Fall is begun when we get our air-conditioner back from the repair shop

Fall is a bright flame before winter's deadness. Our tree-lined streets are set ablaze, our kitchens filled with the smells of nostalgia: apples bubbling into sauce, roasting squash, cinnamon, nutmeg, cider, warmth itself.

Fall is permeated with a feeling of crispness.

Fall is the time in this region to clear away dead leaves and branches, to renovate the borders, to start new gardens.... And even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.