Summer’s lease hath all too short a date, said Shakespeare, and ain’t that the truth.

The cicadas are still singing, but they won’t be for long. The days are getting shorter, the nights fall faster. The garden knows it too.

The last batch of bright zinnias displays its stand-up-straight colors, and the gold black-eyed Susans have only their black eyes left. The cosmos are taking their last bow in September.

You know the autumnal equinox is here when you start thirsting for apple cider rather than lemonade. When the outdoor pools close on Labor Day and soccer starts up again.

Some say autumn rhythm is their favorite time of year, with its zest, color and college football games. Fall foliage, anyone?

This year, the first official day of fall, Sept. 22, landed on the first day of Rosh Ha

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