In my opinion, I feel the most perfect month in the northern hemisphere is October. It seems that everywhere I have been, the 10th month of the year yields the idea temperatures and most colorful scenery that can be imagined.



Indiana Autumn Scene

No where is this more evident than in the midwestern section, or the bread basket, of the United States. After a spring where the weather is either too hot or too cold and with snow often arriving as late as May,as well as the threat of tornadoes well into June, sometimes both could be experienced in the same day.

  A summer of intense heat follows, with either drought or heavy rains, mosquitos and deer flies , late autumn can be savored as a season of intense beauty to enjoy before the coming harsh and  bleak winter.

I often stated that if we had a miserable October, we had blown the whole year as far as the weather was concerned. As soon as the first frost would occur, normally sometime during the last week of September or the  first week of October the leaves would begin to turn a golden color.  Various hues would be seen as some tree's leaves gradually  turned a brilliant red while many others would display a wide variety of colors from green to yellow and brown, Many different species of trees are often found in the same group or forest, so the variety would be endless.

The highways and byways are normally  jammed with traffic on the weekends as many people with cameras and camcorders in hand scurry to enjoy this last piece of beauty before the winter storms and clouds arrive.

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