“You know I’m something of an authority on Autumn myself”
Though it may not necessarily feel it wherever you are, today is the first day of Autumn. It has been my favorite time of year ever since I can remember, probably because the season just hits different in New England, specifically in my home state of Vermont where roughly 78% of the land is forested. The density of deciduous trees whose leaves turn various shades of red, orange and yellow, combined with the Taconic and Green mountain ranges put Vermont’s fall foliage on another level.
All that being said, this piece is not about Vermont. In fact it’s not about any specific geographic location, nor is it about products. Many brands try to capture the magic of Autumn and package it, very few succeed. There are some things you can buy linked below, but the idea of this piece is not selling you anything, but rather to present a state of mind. The so called “pieces of autumn” are representative of that state of mind and they’re the things I gravitate towards year after year when late September rolls around.
If I could teleport each and every one of you to New England during “peak foliage” and have you step outside just after sundown to breathe in the crisp evening air that’s pleasantly laced with the smell of decomposing leaves and smoke from wood stoves returning to duty, obviously I would. Since the technology to instantly move a person from once place to another isn’t quite there, I guess the following will have to do.
-AM
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