It was a pretty ride into school, on this first day of October.

Signs of the season are all around…like this wild apple tree, loaded with fruit, that I spotted alongside the road I drive to work.

Something must have been going on in the Amish community near my school, because this buggy was one of four I saw in the span of less than 10 minutes this morning.

The sun didn’t stay for long, but I’m looking forward to the cooler days and nights, perfect for tea, the pumpkins and mums on the porch, and the golden and red-burnished leaves of the maples and oaks all around.

How about you – what do you love about October? 🙂