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debm55

(50,716 posts)
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:11 PM Sep 2

What is your favorite season? Mine is Spring with Fall a very close second. How about you?

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What is your favorite season? Mine is Spring with Fall a very close second. How about you? (Original Post) debm55 Sep 2 OP
Any one of them I'm still around to witness. marble falls Sep 2 #1
Thank you marble falls. debm55 Sep 2 #3
Regardless of your favorite, get ready for this: True Dough Sep 2 #2
Thank you very much, True Dough. PS I still enjoy that song. debm55 Sep 2 #4
Fall. For lots of reasons. rsdsharp Sep 2 #5
Thank you very much, rsdsharp. Yes, football and all the other that you mentioned. debm55 Sep 2 #6
FU BAW! rsdsharp Sep 2 #7
HAHAHAHHAHAHA.Thank you. debm55 Sep 2 #9
our seasons are floods, earthquakes, smog and fires DBoon Sep 2 #8
Oh , so sorry DBoon, That must be terrifying. debm55 Sep 2 #10
actually, earthquakes are very rare DBoon Sep 2 #11
Winter berniesandersmittens Sep 2 #12
Thank you very much, berniersandersmittens. debm55 Sep 3 #23
Four seasons for me. multigraincracker Sep 2 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Jeebo Sep 2 #15
Thank you very multigraincracker for sharing with us. debm55 Sep 3 #24
I'm an October baby. Polly Hennessey Sep 2 #14
Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Summer here, has been very hot and humid. As I have gotten older the Summer heat debm55 Sep 3 #25
Summer, because that's when it's NEVER cold. Jeebo Sep 2 #16
Thank you Jeebo, Summer and winter are two seasonal extremes for me at my age. You enjoy the Summer days. debm55 Sep 3 #27
Summer! Beach weather! OldBaldy1701E Sep 2 #17
Thanks for the great post, OldBaldy1701E. Thank you for the great post. debm55 Sep 4 #51
When the ripening land exudes the bracing scents of autumn nuxvomica Sep 3 #18
That's beautiful. Thank you nuxvomica. debm55 Sep 4 #52
Winter Figarosmom Sep 3 #19
Agree with you, Figarosmom. debm55 Sep 4 #53
I prefer transitions more than actual seasons. no_hypocrisy Sep 3 #20
Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. I like the word transitions to describe the period between seasons. Thank you. debm55 Sep 4 #54
Spring 🌱🌼 Emile Sep 3 #21
Thank you very much, Emile. debm55 Sep 4 #61
Blackhawks hockey season! Harker Sep 3 #22
Thank you Harker. Are you still playing hockey. I remember you told me once you played hockey. debm55 Sep 3 #31
I played pond hockey as a kid, but never anything more organized. Harker Sep 3 #35
Sorry, Harker. debm55 Sep 4 #55
Known in hockey circles as "spittin' chicklets." Harker Sep 4 #57
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Harker. debm55 Sep 4 #62
Spring, with fall a close 2nd SheltieLover Sep 3 #26
Thank you very much. SheltieLover. debm55 Sep 4 #60
Fall 🍁 anciano Sep 3 #28
Thank you very much, anciano. debm55 Sep 4 #63
Summer Bluestocking Sep 3 #29
Thank you very much, Bluestocking. I really liked Summer as a kid. Now as a 70 year old. Spring and Fall are my favs. debm55 Sep 4 #64
Fall, if only it was followed by spring and then summer. dem4decades Sep 3 #30
Ha, I've had that wish occasionally! The leaves change color drop off... electric_blue68 Sep 4 #40
Thank you very much, dem4decades. debm55 Sep 4 #68
Fall! It's the most radiant season! And in so many places! CrispyQ Sep 3 #32
Oh that is so great, thank you, CrispyQ debm55 Sep 4 #72
Fall. It is wonderful here in CT then. We have football at the Yale Bowl and our beautiful trees turn CTyankee Sep 3 #33
How beautiful, CTyankee. Maple trees are lovely in the Fall. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Sep 4 #73
Anything but fall. I have way too many leaves to rake. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 3 #34
HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, JustABozoOnThisBus. Don't remind me. debm55 Sep 4 #74
I like each one as they come. Diamond_Dog Sep 3 #36
HAHAHAHAHAHA. Agree, Diamond_Dog. debm55 Sep 4 #75
Fall. The smell of the leaves crunching under my feet, the northern sun that's lower in the sky catbyte Sep 3 #37
Thank you very much, catbyte. Beautiful post. debm55 Sep 4 #76
Definitely Fall LogDog75 Sep 3 #38
That is why it is my close second. Thank you very much, LogDog75 debm55 Sep 4 #77
Near Mid-Spring through the rest of Spring. The Best of Summer (will explain) electric_blue68 Sep 4 #39
Beautiful post. electric_blue68 debm55 Sep 4 #69
TY, nice to recall particularly the beauty of Springtime as the days get darker, flowers fade away etc electric_blue68 Sep 4 #84
Summer. Closely followed by spring. Dulcinea Sep 4 #41
Right there with ya! About summer cause I live in VA Alpeduez21 Sep 4 #45
Thank you very much, Dulcinea. Lovely post. debm55 Sep 4 #70
Definitely Fall. Mad_Dem_X Sep 4 #42
Yes, I love the beautiful shades of the leaves. Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X debm55 Sep 4 #50
Fall so long as I justaprogressive Sep 4 #43
HAHAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Sep 4 #49
Summer! Everything else is a distant second Alpeduez21 Sep 4 #44
That's great. Thank you very much, Alpeduez21. debm55 Sep 4 #48
I like fall the best JMCKUSICK Sep 4 #46
Thank you very much, John debm55 Sep 4 #47
I agree! pandr32 Sep 4 #56
Thank you very much, pandr32. Hawaii sounds terrific. debm55 Sep 4 #58
Being far away from the mainland seems good... pandr32 Sep 4 #79
Summer..where I live in SO CAL/Central Coast our Summer has.. Tikki Sep 4 #59
Sounds great. Thank you very much, Tikki. debm55 Sep 4 #66
Spring, with summer close behind. n/t whathehell Sep 4 #65
Thank you very much, whathehell. debm55 Sep 4 #67
You're always welcome, Deb. whathehell Sep 5 #89
I Love Golf In The Fall ProfessorGAC Sep 4 #71
Yes, that sounds wounderful, ProfessorGAC. Are you still subbing in school? debm55 Sep 4 #78
Spring my friend. Duncanpup Sep 4 #80
Thank you very much, Duncanpup. debm55 Sep 4 #81
any season that isn't summer mike_c Sep 4 #82
HAHAHAHA. I hear ya, Thank you very much, mike_c. debm55 Sep 4 #85
Summer and fall too much rain and overcast sky in winter and spring. nt doc03 Sep 4 #83
Thank you very much, doc03 debm55 Sep 4 #86
I like all the seasons; I just get tired of winter the fastest (usually about three weeks in). MIButterfly Sep 4 #87
Thank you very much, MIButterfly debm55 Sep 4 #88

True Dough

(24,397 posts)
2. Regardless of your favorite, get ready for this:
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:13 PM
Sep 2



Personally, I'm a fan of spring and fall, just like you, deb.

rsdsharp

(11,288 posts)
5. Fall. For lots of reasons.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:21 PM
Sep 2

It gets cooler

The leaves turn

Football!

Baseball pennant races and playoffs

The Holidays — Halloween, Thanksgiving, most of Christmas (Try telling a kid Halloween isn’t a holiday — second only to Christmas)

Did I mention football?

DBoon

(24,282 posts)
8. our seasons are floods, earthquakes, smog and fires
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:30 PM
Sep 2

I have no particular favorite

- DBoon, Los Angeles

DBoon

(24,282 posts)
11. actually, earthquakes are very rare
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:36 PM
Sep 2

and overall the weather is nice. The wildfires are terrifying and it has been getting worse for the last 20 years.

My real favorite is late winter/spring - usually it has been raining and everything is green You can see snow caps on the local mountains.

Response to multigraincracker (Reply #13)

debm55

(50,716 posts)
25. Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Summer here, has been very hot and humid. As I have gotten older the Summer heat
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 05:59 PM
Sep 3

gets to me. Enjoy the Fall.

Jeebo

(2,527 posts)
16. Summer, because that's when it's NEVER cold.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:45 PM
Sep 2

I'm a Southern boy. I HATE cold weather.

-- Ron

debm55

(50,716 posts)
27. Thank you Jeebo, Summer and winter are two seasonal extremes for me at my age. You enjoy the Summer days.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:01 PM
Sep 3

OldBaldy1701E

(9,043 posts)
17. Summer! Beach weather!
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 11:58 PM
Sep 2

Yep. Also a Southern boy and I do not like it cold.

So, I moved to Minnesota!

(I do miss being able to wear shorts almost year round. Growing up on and near the Outer Banks, we would sometimes be wearing big, parka-like coats, work boots, and cargo shorts. Out on the boat fishing... legs freaking red from the cold wind, nose running, wearing gloves and rain gear because of the spray... and still wearing shorts. Beach Bums Unite!)

nuxvomica

(13,625 posts)
18. When the ripening land exudes the bracing scents of autumn
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 12:55 AM
Sep 3

and the frosty slumber of winter looms ahead in our thoughts
so that every hour of daylight becomes more precious
and every twilight more golden
and just breathing is itself a refreshment.
So, the fall.

Figarosmom

(8,510 posts)
19. Winter
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 02:52 AM
Sep 3

I no longer have to go out and drive in the snow or start the car. I can enjoy the season now. I hate summer now, too damn hot.

no_hypocrisy

(53,048 posts)
20. I prefer transitions more than actual seasons.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 04:33 AM
Sep 3

Like now where we're going from summer to fall. I look forward to the annual Indian Summer week-end in October.

debm55

(50,716 posts)
54. Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. I like the word transitions to describe the period between seasons. Thank you.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:41 PM
Sep 4

debm55

(50,716 posts)
31. Thank you Harker. Are you still playing hockey. I remember you told me once you played hockey.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:11 PM
Sep 3

Harker

(16,857 posts)
35. I played pond hockey as a kid, but never anything more organized.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:40 PM
Sep 3

I can't even recall the last time I broke into a trot, Deb, and I've lost enough teeth on skates.

debm55

(50,716 posts)
64. Thank you very much, Bluestocking. I really liked Summer as a kid. Now as a 70 year old. Spring and Fall are my favs.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:09 PM
Sep 4

electric_blue68

(23,857 posts)
40. Ha, I've had that wish occasionally! The leaves change color drop off...
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:45 AM
Sep 4

and like, say, 3 weeks later new green shoots begin peeking out! 😄🩷

Oh, well. I had a freak accident on ice that left me w left arm/shoulder ripped rotator cuff muscles over 30 yrs ago. Nasty stuff, recovered. But as a dominant lefty I couldn't work for several months.
So winter became a more fraught experience! No snow, especially No ice!

I do like a clear batch of fresh clean snow, even still. It looks pretty sparkling in the sun.

CrispyQ

(40,220 posts)
32. Fall! It's the most radiant season! And in so many places!
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:16 PM
Sep 3

In Colorado, the sky is a shade of blue in October that you don't see any other month. Not everyday, of course, but on those glorious days the blue is so pure & deep. Pretty sure that's why the Broncos' colors are blue & orange, for the sky & trees in the fall.

CTyankee

(67,063 posts)
33. Fall. It is wonderful here in CT then. We have football at the Yale Bowl and our beautiful trees turn
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:31 PM
Sep 3

into wonderful fall colors (esp. the maple tree my husband planted when we first moved in, over 30 years ago!).

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,347 posts)
34. Anything but fall. I have way too many leaves to rake.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:33 PM
Sep 3

That will start in another month or so. Bah.

catbyte

(37,793 posts)
37. Fall. The smell of the leaves crunching under my feet, the northern sun that's lower in the sky
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 10:28 PM
Sep 3

gives everything a golden glow. The vibrant colors of leaves as they're changing. Football (don't judge me, lol), the crisp, cool air. I love it all.

LogDog75

(855 posts)
38. Definitely Fall
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 11:59 PM
Sep 3

The hot days of summer are over and Fall is just about right in temperature to do things comfortably outdoors. It's neither too warm or too cold.

electric_blue68

(23,857 posts)
39. Near Mid-Spring through the rest of Spring. The Best of Summer (will explain)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:32 AM
Sep 4

My B-d is 3/21. It's usually the first partial to full day of Spring.
But it took me years to realize that in NYC it wouldn't begin to look like Spring untill about the second or so week of April when little bright spring-green tree leaves started coming out.
Then, the succession of beautiful colorful flowers! Flowering crab apples, and cherry trees!
(am I enthusiastic enough for you?! 😉 )

The best of Summer for me is low humidty, and around 78°F - 83°F being outside. It only happens part of the time. And I need some A/C even w this, especially at night indoors.
Then there are the humid days even at like 75°f°-85f°f. Yuck . I can take a dry 90°f - 91°fonce in while. Anything higher, and more humid - blah.

electric_blue68

(23,857 posts)
84. TY, nice to recall particularly the beauty of Springtime as the days get darker, flowers fade away etc
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:13 PM
Sep 4

Dulcinea

(9,119 posts)
41. Summer. Closely followed by spring.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:28 AM
Sep 4

Spring in GA is beautiful! It would be perfect except for the pollen every year. But summer is & always has been my favorite time of year. Shorts & flip flops forever! I hate the cold. I've lived in GA for 36 years & I've lost my taste for long cold winters.

Alpeduez21

(1,957 posts)
44. Summer! Everything else is a distant second
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 02:23 PM
Sep 4

I work outside so it’s brutally hot and humid but I really like it. No jackets or long socks and pants. Just shorts and T shirts. The sun is out FOREVER. I just jump in water and it’s all good. I love cooking out. Yes definitely summer for me

JMCKUSICK

(3,901 posts)
46. I like fall the best
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 02:58 PM
Sep 4

The colors and the gift of cooler temps and less humidity make up for a long summer.

pandr32

(13,409 posts)
56. I agree!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:47 PM
Sep 4

Spring and Fall are awesome if you don't live in a tropical climate. I grew up in Canada and spent several years on the West Coast of WA State, so seasons figured prominently. Not so much here in Hawaii.

Tikki

(14,935 posts)
59. Summer..where I live in SO CAL/Central Coast our Summer has..
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:03 PM
Sep 4

just begun.
We did not have an August rain here..usually do.
Summer usually runs on through October..once in a while up to Thanksgiving, with the warm Santa Ana winds
some times right through to the end of the year.


Tikki

MIButterfly

(1,274 posts)
87. I like all the seasons; I just get tired of winter the fastest (usually about three weeks in).
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:42 PM
Sep 4

If I had to pick one, I guess it would be spring. New beginnings and all.

I basically just wanted to respond to tell you how much I enjoy your questions. I look forward to them every day. You are a treasure, debm55!

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