October has been my favorite month ever since I can remember actually having a favorite month. I spent most of my childhood living in New York, which is, perhaps, the reason I have such fond memories of October. The weather was nice and cool (but not too cool), and the leaves on the trees….ahhh….the leaves on the trees!! I remember taking weekend car trips with my family on “leaf-looking” adventures, just to see the beautiful colors of all of the changing leaves. We’d go to apple orchards and pick bags and bags of the most deliciously fresh apples and stop in small New York towns for fall festivals with hay rides and hot cider. What a great month!
I still love October, and here are just a few reasons why:
The colors of fall and the smell in the air.
Squash. Mmm. Yum. If you haven’t yet tried my favorite soup, now’s the time. Chilly October evenings + butternut squash soup is the perfect combo. Stick to the recipe and make sure you use fresh garlic, not pre-chopped in a jar. Lately I’ve been topping it off with a huge scoop of homeade whipped cream and a couple sprinkles of ground red pepper. Mmmm…..
Pumpkin ranches. What’s not to love about picking out the perfect pumpkin, petting zoos and hay mazes???
Halloween: scary movies, dressing up, trick-or-treating, eating all of the leftover trick-or-treater candy. 
I love you October!
yeah… I’m with you on the whole October thing. No surprise there… ;-)
I love October, too, even tho’ I haven’t had quite the same experiences. The sky is so blue. The air is crisp. Splashes of color here and there (at least in West Tennessee). And I got married in October in Maryland and honeymooned traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Happy memories!
Where did you grow up in NY?? We moved to Rye (Westchester County) last year, and are actually coming back to Denver. I have LOVED NY in the fall. I have taken the kids to all the farms for picking….pumpkins, blueberries, apples…you name it. What a gorgeous state. Your fall pics are fabulous!
Thanks Kristen! I grew up in Hopewell Jct. NY–near Poughkeepsie.
I LOVE these Ang!!! Can’t wait to have you take more pics for us someday.. i would book for your crazy $100 deal… but i would have to fly you here!!