- Sugar beets on the edges of the roads
- Sugar beet truck traffic causing the village speed limit to be lowered to 30kmh…ARGH
- Seasonal satisfaction about not ever having bothered to put up blinds in the bedroom
- The annual tussle with Karin about why it is no longer okay (read: warm enough) to continue wearing shorts
- Honking v-formation flights of southbound swans and geese
- The welcome disappearance of flies and mosquitoes
- A major disinclination to crawl out from under the covers in the morning
- Double rainbows over Flyinge thanks to simultaneous rain & sunshine
- Daily morning ice-scraper use to remove condensation, whether icy or dripping
- Ornamental gourd table centerpiece
- Pumpkin-shaped PEEPS
- Plans to hunt out all the hats, gloves and scarves
- Flannel sheets!
- Yellow leaves, brown leaves, orange leaves, red leaves, NO LEAVES
- Giant purple & green potted cabbages in lieu of summer flowers
- Pumpkins waiting to go under the knife
- Sweaters & socks
- A faint sound of jingle bells in the not-so-very distance
Warm & Wooley Birthday Wishes to