Fall in Mesa, Arizona

There is a lot of negative said about our lack of seasons here in Mesa. Heck, I'm one of the big time offenders! I always *wish* we could have seasons. Especially fall/autumn!

Don't get me wrong, I love it here! I really don't want it to snow here. Snow is fine to visit, but I'm very happy that I don't have to shovel it, drive in it or live in it!

Really there is only three horrible, no good or fun to live here months! So, can I help it that I really look forward to fall and the beautiful cool weather that is SUPPOSE to come with it? This has been a very warm fall. Not so fun. So, I decided I needed an attitude adjustment. We can find joy in our Mesa Arizona Fall - right?

How to tell it's fall in Mesa.

Dead giveaway - Halloween/Thanksgiving decorations!

Here, everything turns GREEN! LOVE our winter lawn!

The sweet smell (being sarcastic here!) of the freshly planted winter lawns!

BE-U-TI-FUL citrus. Of course right now it's still green. But if you look closely you can see that the green skin is starting to bleach out and turn yellow! By thanksgiving we will be eating tangerines and grapefruit! Yummy! It isn't Thanksgiving until we open a tangerine Thanksgiving morning while the turkey is baking!
FLOWERS! We can finally plant flowers again!



Carmel Apples. Every October we make carmel apples for a FHE treat! I don't know when the tradition started, but somehow it did, and now it's definitely a sign of fall!

So - we may not have the traditional fall, but we definitely have fall! I guess it's pretty wonderful after all!