The Northeast in Autumn
@DeborahDiane (40293)
Laguna Woods, California
November 20, 2017 5:50pm CST
Living in Southern California, we don't see much change in the scenery from season to season.
This autumn, we are visiting our daughters in Delaware and it has been beautiful to see the colorful trees and fall colors.
We visited an astounding public garden called Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. It was founded by one of the du Pints, and is on over 1000 acres. Amazing.
One of our grandsons now attends the elementary school associated with St. Andrews, the boarding school used in the movie "Dead Poet's Society." What a stunning location!
While I'm looking forward to getting back to the warm weather in Southern California, I am enjoying fall in the Northeast.
What is your favorite season?
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Nov 17
No, we only saw a tiny fraction. I wanted to post pictures, but I didn't bring my computer and couldn't figure out how to do it from my phone.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Nov 17
@JudyEv yes, that's my plan. I will be home this weekend.
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@JudyEv (339955)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane What a shame. Perhaps when you get home you'll be able to download them and share them.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
26 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane Very nice, we have beautiful gardens not far from here, on the lake of Como. This is a photo of last Spring. We wanted to go now, but with the problem of my Mom we have other priorities.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Nov 17
Fall is very popular here in the Northeast US, too!
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Nov 17
I have added some photos of Longwood Gardens for everyone to see!
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Nov 17
@sallypup - That boarding school is gorgeous. You would love it!
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@sallypup (61114)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane Yes I am sure you are right.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Nov 17
I would have to say that fall is mine too, though winter is hard on its heels and I don't care for that one. This was a nice time of year to take that trip.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Nov 17
We are really enjoying our time here with our daughters and their families. I'm glad we came in the fall. I'm not big on winter in the Northeast, although we visited one of our daughters in Boston during a January blizzard once!!
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane That sounds daunting, but not for you.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic No, I avoid Boston in winter, now. LOL
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Nov 17
I do love living where we have 4 seasons, and I would have to say spring and autumn are my favorites.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Dec 17
@fishtiger58 - Our daughters who live on the East Coast also say they love having four seasons. The wonderful thing about this world is that there are so many different choices about where we can live!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
4 Dec 17
@DeborahDiane We sure can, and while I have often thought about moving out of Illinois it's the only place I have ever lived and would miss my sister's and their families.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Dec 17
@fishtiger58 - I understand. We are often tied to our states by a sense of comfort and our connection to our family.
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@ptrikha_2 (46951)
• India
9 Jun 18
Well for me spring time and the time just before the winters- technically the Autumn in many parts of the world, but a bit different in many parts of India.
It is neither too hot nor too cold.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
11 Jun 18
Yes, that is a very nice time of year. I like autumn, too!
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
20 Dec 17
Wow! And to think I was exhausted walking around in the Missouri Botanical Gardens! It was only 79 acres!
What is that big thing covered in yellow flowers, DD? (I assume it is a giant planter of some kind?) It is gorgeous!
Why do you always get to go see such beautiful scenery and you never pick me up on the way through? (grinning and teasing you!)
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
23 Dec 17
@DeborahDiane Have you ever told me you grew up in Missouri before? If you did, I have forgotten that!
Where did you grow up? (I think I've told you I live in Aurora.)
Yeah, you always say something like that
!)
!)
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
24 Dec 17
@DeborahDiane Oh, WOW! You are really just a hometown girl, DD!
It sounds like you had a great childhood! I am glad your first try was a keeper, too! (Not all of us got that lucky. *shrug!*)
I know from what you've said here on myLot, you have led a fun filled life! (I do hope you are writing a book about your life and adventures! I'd buy a copy of that!
)
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 17
@DaddyEvil - That big yellow thing was a huge planter full of chrysanthemum plants. It was beautifully groomed to create that huge ball. I haven't been to the Missouri Botanical Gardens in decades, but I grew up in Missouri and I remember going there a long time ago. Sorry we didn't bring you with us!
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Dec 17
What a lovely photo of Longwood Gardens! My favorite season has always been fall, but it never lasts long enough:(
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Dec 17
@kobesbuddy - So true! Fall never lasts long enough.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Dec 17
@kobesbuddy - Yes, I have been to Michigan in September, and I agree it is beautiful!
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
3 Dec 17
@DeborahDiane Our weather is so beautiful, during the fall months.
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