By: Aliana Baumgardner-Romo

Throughout the year we experience different seasons of the weather. Each one has its ups and downs and a variety of things about them, although fall can easily be called the best.

Fall is the best season because the weather is just right, not too cold and not too hot. It has a crisp morning air and breeze which is just perfect to wear a sweater. It’s a good break after the long summer and the sun, to cool down. It’s also the period before winter, which becomes drastic and long after a while. The leaves begin to change colors where the trees display different shades of red, orange and yellow. It’s one of the prettiest things about fall and it’s perfect to be outside during this time.

One of the most special things about fall is to be able to enjoy some activities. Some of the most popular activities are hiking, apple picking, going to a local pumpkin patch or fall festival and corn maze. These activities are especially fun during the fall because you can get together with family and friends. Nothing is better than going to a pumpkin patch and coming home to carve the pumpkins.

Pumpkin is also centered a lot around fall. Pumpkin scented candles and pumpkin decorations are used all throughout fall. Many coffee shops release their fall menus, one of the most well known is the Starbucks pumpkin drinks. Usatoday.com says “The smells that are in a pumpkin spice latte are in lots of other things that are associated with this time of year very strongly — with positive memories like family Thanksgiving, or rustling fall leaves and going back to school.”

For students the fall also signifies the beginning of school and being able to rejoin a schedule. Along with being able to get back into the normal feel of things and regroup with friends. During the summer schedules are overturned and people become distant. Although during the fall students get back into school and parents are able to create their own schedules again. It’s a fresh start and a new school year; many people are excited to go back. Along with that fall sports and school activities make it significantly more fun. An example of this is football games and homecoming, which are some of the highlights towards going back to school.

The most major event towards fall is the holidays: Halloween and Thanksgiving. Halloween and spooky season has a huge impact on people today and the feeling it has around it is like no other. For kids, going trick or treating is a yearly highlight. Nothing beats dressing up and eating a lot of candy with friends, although there are many other things about halloween that makes it one of the funnest holidays, like haunted houses, decorations, haunted hayride, pumpkin carving, movies and much more. Overall, the spooky season has a huge impact on fall and how it’s celebrated.

On Thanksgiving it’s a perfect time to get together with family and friends to enjoy a meal. Thanksgiving allows us a day to relax and to be grateful with family.

Overall, fall is one of the funnest seasons for people and the feeling around it is like no other. Cozy weather, beautiful colors and festivities makes it extra special.