Autumn is Here!

This was supposed to be posted on the first day of autumn, but I couldn't find my upload cable! :O
Anywhoo...


It was the first day of autumn. The weather was cooler than it's been in a long time, so I put on a longsleeve tunic. I wondered if Arizona was cold. Since she used to live in Alaska, it's doubtful.

I was sad that summer was over. I was thinking about everything we couldn't do anymore. Swimming, tanning outside, laying in warm dewy grass...

I decided I just needed to walk it off. I hopped off my rock, and headed towards the northern end of our yard. Maybe our yard isn't that big to normal size humans, but it's awful big for me!

What I didn't know was that someone was following me!

Ha! I got you good! You didn't even HEAR me walking behind you. Ha!
Arizona, go away.
Aw.

Yes, anyway, it was a certain freckled redhead.

She tapped me on the shoulder.

When I turned around, I saw she had been wearing a longsleeve shirt. She cuffed the sleeves though.

"Oh, hi Arizona," I said.
"Whatcha doing?" She asked.
"Missing summer."
"You're not even happy to see autumn!!" She cried out.

We were quiet for a moment.
"You cold too?" I asked.
"No. Mama made me wear a longsleeve, but I got hot and rolled up the sleeves."
"Oh."

"Look," She said, taking my hand. "You're only thinking of the things you'll miss! You've got to think of everything we'll get to do in AUTUMN!"
"Optimist," I said teasingly. "I guess I can think of a lot of things to do in fall," I said.

"Yeah! Like gingerbread houses!"
"Actually, I think that's a winter thing." I replied.
"Whoops."

"Well, Arizona, I still think we should say goodbye to the last season before can fully embrace autumn."
"That makes sense."

Arizona motioned for me to follow, and climbed up the fence. "Goodbye summer!" She yelled. "I'll miss climbing fences with you!"

"I'll miss spying too! Autumn and the holiday season is not the right time for spying."

"I'll miss climbing up in the trees with you, Ivy!"
"I'll miss it too."

Then it was my turn. I took a minute to sum up the things I would miss the most.
"Goodbye summer," I whispered. "I'll miss tending to all the bright happy plants."

"I'll miss climbing up the trees with Arizona,"

"Climbing rocks,"

"Falling in the grass!" I laughed. I loved that.

"Goodbye summer!" I yell. "Bye now!" Arizona laughs.

"Now we look forwards to all the new stuff we can do in autumn," I say.

Here's some fun stuff to do:

*Jump into a pile of leaves
*Archery
*Making homemade stuff for your pets
*Card making
*Photography
*Baking
*Leaf collecting

What will you do this autumn?