we can spend more time outside, should I say comfortable outside?! I always say: “It’s September! Getting cooler!” and everyone says: “Not till November!” LOL Yes I know but mentally, 99 degrees in September is far cooler than 99 degrees in August.
We moved from Arizona to Texas when I was very young, oh like 1959 or 1960. I remember my Dad talking to “the old timers” and he was told the first freeze would come around Thanksgiving, late November. While it probably did, I do remember it getting very cold in the old ranch house we lived in at the time. And to this day I’ll tell newbie to North Texas: “First freeze comes around Thanksgiving.”
Which leads to the idea for this post: It isn’t long till there will be a freeze, even in the Gulf Coast area. Start now making list of what needs wrapping, draining, storing too. If you have a yard, fall cleanup will be here very soon.
Even though it is still in the low 90’s here the tree leaves are turning yellow, dropping off and crunching under our feet. Amount of daylight of course is what the leaves “go by” not the temperatures. Here is a nice article on it, at Science Made Simple.

In another post I’ll list some of the things you may need to do for fall. But before you start preparing for fall and then winter…> be sure and visit us online at Drake Homes Inc!!