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The simplest thing, just a couple bags of dollar store plastic fall leaves. We don’t get the beautiful autumn colors here (SIGH). Someday we will take you to New England to see what fall really looks like. The Northwest is beautiful too, but nothing compares to the Northeast when it comes to the third season of the year. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.
Okay, that was a tangent. But I’m feeling nostalgic and a little homesick for places other than the desert. We do get fall here, thank goodness. It’s just not as dramatic and beautiful as other places we’ve lived. I want you to be able to experience the whole sensory experience of a REAL fall. Chilly air, changing falling crunching leaves, the smell of plants becoming fertilizer for next year’s generation. I LOVE fall. It makes me tear up I love it so much. I’m really grateful we still live in a place where the seasons change, but I will probably never get over missing the Northeast at this time of year. Nothing compares with the back country roads, farms, pumpkin patches and general feeling of a New England fall. But at least we still get our Pumpkin Spice lattes, even here in the desert, hehe. Believe it or not, that actually helps. 🙂 And we still have our version of pumpkin patches and holiday decorations.
This is a cheap, cheap substitute for a real fall leaf pile. But you still had fun. You threw them up the air, stood under a shower of leaves as I dropped them, took them in and out of your bin, stomped them and pushed the bin around through them like it was a little car driving through the leaf strewn countryside.
It’s not a substitute. We’ll find you a real leaf pile to play in, baby. But I think this helped start getting us into the fall spirit. We have all three of our birthdays, halloween (harvest party), Thanksgiving and Christams to look forward to in the next 3 months. This is the BEST time of year! I know you’ll love it as much as we do.
