Last week I traveled to see my daughter

When I was married the first time my husband was in the Navy stationed in San Diego. I had just been at college here where I live now. We have had some really cold winters. So I had to laugh when people would call the 40 and fifty degree weather cold and wear heavy coats and knit hats. I think Idaho would be pretty cold, Nevada probably not so much, but I am not sure. I just hear about places like Las Vegas and the deserts. I think you would miss the nearness of the ocean.

I lived in SanDiego for about a year. Loved the city! Now I'm closer to LA...and California is not looking as good to me as it did years ago.. I haven't been to the beach except in traveling north. My kids are grown so I don't go anymore and I don't sun tan. In fact I like swimming on a warm night..in a pool I guess I am looking for another environment. Lake Tahoe is beautiful.

Things do change. I love indoor pools, better for your skin and you can use them year around. We do have lakes we visit, but I have never had the patience for tanning.

That would certainly be the pits.

I came home to rainy weather, but it is the gentle kind and still warm. We have really needing this type of rain.

It is, but thankfully we are going to have a couple more good days before the rain and cold hit us..

No, I think I remember my mom talking about it. My grandparents had lots of trees on their property, but they were mostly oaks.

So it is near the Tulsa area? My mom's family was from the southeast corner of the state. It is pretty there as well.

The past two springs have seemed short. I have traveled both last fall and this fall and the color is great. I do believe I need to make the trips shorter, though, as I really miss my own bed. Summer was way too long this year. I find it harder to deal with than winter.

@Kashmere. I would be willing to bet that since you appear to have lived where you do now that you also grew up there, too. As children, we tend to remember the good times, and forget the bad times as well. I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We had four distinctly different seasons every year. Winter, as you can probably imagine, seems to me that it was the longest season of the year, and my most welcome one. I did enjoy Summer, too. In the Winter I could go hunting, ice fishing and just skiing on the snow. Summer was spent fishing and water skiing. You can see by these activities that I enjoy the outdoors as much as anyone could. That is one reason that I would be ecstatic if my wife would suddenly say, "Let's move to Crystal Falls and enjoy our retirement." I really doubt that this would ever happen, though. Kansas isn't really so bad, though. I really do enjoy it here as long as she is with me. I guess we will stay.

Hi GG, I can't but help loving spring and summer more than anything. I think it's because I can open the windows and leave them open the majority of the time. I love seeing the buds open up on the trees and the new flowers just peeking out, even the color of the grass changes. I didn't mind the winter when I was a bit younger, but now it just makes me miserable. Maybe when I get a car I'll feel better because I can get out more. Hugs.... Hi finlander60, You are so correct! Yes, I did live here all my life, and we too had 4 distinctive seasons which has changed drastically over the years. Maybe I wouldn't pay attention to it, or even notice, if I didn't live here all my life. I just feel better in the spring and summer, moreso than in the fall and winter. Probably has to do with the darkness earlier, closed windows, can't hear the birds chirping, can't see the grass, leaves, flowers anymore....that depresses me. I use to love the winter when I was younger and full of vigor, lol! I use to ice skate all the time, make snowmen, have snowball fights, and just plain enjoyed myself. Summer was fishing, camping, swimming, and fun times late at night just sitting outside. As long as you have your wife, life is good, no matter where you are. I'm only left with my 2 daughters now and grandchildren, so that makes me very happy, and they try to keep me busy. I hope some day your dream will come true, and you'll be living at Crystal Falls happily ever after. Sounds like you have a wonderful life and relationship which I find wonderful.

I wonder if your forecast applies for us as well. I seem to remember having a really hot summer followed by a really cold winter in the past.

I am right in the middle of Kansas, right in the middle of the United States, and it seems anything can happen.

I do not know where you live in the States,but they said that because "La NINA" currents,this year western Canada will have very cold weather,and Eastern(Quebec,where I live) will get a lot of snow.I guess that it will showthe same tendencies along the States too.

You had a lot of fires as well this summer. I am in Kansas, and it is not as striking a change here as it is back east and further north. I am glad you got some rain, so did we.

We had many hot dry days as well. I came home and found a nice gentle rain falling. It is great for everything.

I have heard a lot of wonderful things from people about Kansas. The fires have also stopped. The cool weather and rain are such a blessing. Everyone is smiling in this city. We were all worn down from the heat.

I guess I did not realize that it got that cold where you live. I learn something every day.

yup we do learn things. We even get snow in the valley once in awhile to wet tho to make angels. RIght now there is snow on the mountains to to west of us

I know I would miss it if we did not have seasons. I lived in Southern California for a while and it did not have the colder times or as much color as in autumn. I would love to visit someplace like the Philippines, though.l

It would be great if you could visit the Philippines someday! I am rather proud of how beautiful our islands are. I'm actually making it a point to be able to travel all over the Philippines before I dream of going to other countries. Best visit in the summer (bring lots of sunscreen) or in the dry and cool period of December-February.

So, what kind of trees grow where you live? I think of palm trees, but are there any other common trees? I am sure that there are some other terrific things to see when you go for drives.

We use fall and autumn pretty interchangeably, actually. I do not know who decided to use fall as the name of the season, but it is easier for children to spell. Yes, where my daughter lives they can accumulate enough snow that it gets piled as high as tall fences and roofs. There are laws requiring that they keep their sidewalks clear. Usually we do not drift that much, but we have had power outages from ice on occasion. I know you have traveled to several countries, and I am sure you have enjoyed the seasonal changes when you do.

In my home country the weather is meant to hot in the summer. I traveled to Belize and they said they had a cold patch of weather. I thought they have to be joking because to find out about cold weather they should visit my home country in the winter. I send to slip over in snow but one winter I did visit Switzerland and Austria. I found the air as cold as ice. I think fall is a pretty season with the fallen leaves but it is too cold for me.

I imagine the mountains are lovely. Yes, we have some green coming back as well. We also have people who have completely torn out their lawns and are reseeding.

I mostly just think of eucalyptus in your country, and wonder if it would grow here. I guess you do not have many of the types of fruit trees I am used to, as they all require the cold to form blooms. So what kinds of things do you grow?

Eucalyptus trees are all over California. I saw them in LA and San Francisco. Apparently they are even a bit of a pest over there! Australia is such a large country with very diverse climates, so pretty much any type of plant can be grown here somewhere. Down south in the colder climates the main fruits they grow are stone fruits, but they will not grow here. Most tropical fruits are grown around here, but some will not grow as it does get cool at night in winter time. Bananas and mangoes are probably the most common fruits found in this part of Australia. Paw Paw (Papaya) are also common in many backyards. Plus Macadamia nuts of course!

That is a lovely piece of poetry. I had not thought much about what your country might look like in the fall, not sure what kinds of trees you have. We have oak, maple, ash, and many others. I think oak and maple have the best colors. I have heard many people talk about how crowded the world is, but near where I live there is plenty of room for trees and animals, even around the outside of the bigger cities.

Good for you ,It is a leafy place where You live in.However if you come here,You are surely lost in admiration of the autumn scenery.Three Gorges and Beijing Xiangshan are noted for their red leaves.As for ornamental plants of autumn leaves, We have Chinese sumac,smoke tree,etc besides what you mentioned.

She actually lives in a large city, but many people people have trees in their yards and they have gardens with lots of neat things. We do travel through some open country and that does give us even bigger views.

Right now we are mostly green but I notices some trees beginning to blush red today.

That reminds me of coloring pages when I was in school. It is just awesome to watch the changes happening.

Some years we have a lot of snow, others we do not. I have a huge Victorian style house, but we do not heat the upstairs very much at all. We put electric mattress pads on the beds and it keeps us warm to sleep. We put our utility bills on a budget and pay pretty evenly all year.

We always seem to wish it would change sooner though. At least in the summer and winter. I think most of us could enjoy spring and fall for a lot longer.

70 to 80 feels good to me. Clear down to 40 is not too bad. I do enjoy fall.

I liked the mountains around Flagstaff, but it seems to me when I listen to the weather that Arizona is always hot. I have been tempted to visit in the winter.