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Crispy Days

Bynhcarmichael

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

Who says beginnings should be saved for New Year’s or spring? Every day offers the same opportunity for transformation. Aside from seasonal planting and certain outdoor sports, a crisp autumn day seems just as appropriate a time to change things up as the first day of spring.

Crispy days conjure memories of the first day of school, or heading off to college or beginning a new season of your favorite fall sport. The connection to beginnings isn’t all that much of a reach after all.

So as the air gets good and crispy, and as the earth tilts just so in the Northern Hemisphere, what are we to do with it?

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