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Fall in Florida?

We've come back recently to Florida after living two years in northern Alabama.  I am finding what I miss most is a real Fall season. 

In Alabama you get the traditional Fall, colorful leaves, cool weather, pumpkin farms - the things they like to fake here in Florida.  In Florida and elsewhere in the lower south, you do get football, but you get to watch it in desert-like heat.  If you want to lose some weight, just go attend a Gator game at 1pm on a Saturday.  I once drank ten twelve ounce Cokes at a game and never had to go to the bathroom.  That's how much you sweat sitting in those stands.  You can go to Michael's and buy fake fall leaves and pumpkins and pretend we live in a real Fall-producing climate.  You can turn the air conditioning down to 65 and pretend you live in a cooler climate.  You can even go to the local pumpkin pile on the street corner and buy a pumpkin from the lands where pumpkins actually grow.  These things help a little.

In Florida, I guess it helps to just throw in the towel, to let Fall go.  The weather does start to break from the 100's to the 90's, maybe some 80's.  It's a nice time to actually go to the beach and the pool doesn't bubble with boiling water.  You can go swelter a bit less at some local art and music festivals.  It actually starts to feel a bit cooler, so you might contemplate walking around the block.

I guess finally I could visualize something else, Australia.  After all, it soon will be summer in Australia and they get to have Christmas in 100 degree heat.  I guess Florida has something to offer for Fall and Winter - it's better than Australia!
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