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Autumn Leaves Much to My Imagination
Pun fully intended
If you know me, you know that I’m not above cheesy puns, like the one in the title above.
But, if you know me, you also know that I’m a huge fan of autumn.
For me, it’s a season for time travel, because I not only enjoy the present, I’m also propelled back in time to all the autumns of yesteryear.
Yes, I just used the word “yesteryear”. I didn’t want to, but it was right there.
Anyway, it occurs to me that there are several phases of autumn that each have their own unique memory triggers.
Early Autumn
Ah, yes, back-to-school time. Although I always did well in school, I was never one of those kids who were “ready to go back”. On the contrary, I hated going back.
But early fall also brought about another time — football season. (I’m referring to American football, for those of you reading this outside the U.S.)
As a kid growing up a Steelers fan in western Pennsylvania in the 1970s, this was an exciting time, almost exciting enough to make me forget about going back to…