You may not have noticed, but Fall season has arrived.

Most won't notice the subtle difference other than the days are getting shorter and soon we will set our clocks back an hour (Sunday, November 1, 2:00 am) providing us with what we really need, an extra hour of 2020.

Autumn 2020 begins Tuesday, September 22,  in the Northern Hemisphere, precisely at 9:31 AM (so in honor, that's when I set his post to go live). Autumn ends, ready or not, on Monday, December 21

 "Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."

- Emily Brontë

For some, but not here in sunny South Florida. Occasionally, we get to mark Fall season by opening our windows for some fresh air (during 'cold fronts').

South Floridians are more likely to note the coming of Autumn, by the presence of Pumpkin Spice coffees, muffins and other 'seasonal' items (including special Halloween confections - pictured to the right) than by any changes in Fall leaves (spoiler alert for newcomers: don't wait for it, leaves here don't change)

Picture below, Autumn c/o Aldi:

From The Old Farmer’s Almanac (CLICK HERE):

The autumnal equinox—also called the September or fall equinox—is the astronomical start of the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere and of the spring season in the Southern Hemisphere.

WHAT IS AN EQUINOX?

The word “equinox” comes from Latin aequus, meaning “equal,” and nox, “night.” On the equinox, day and night are roughly equal in length. (See more about this below.)

During the equinox, the Sun crosses what we call the “celestial equator”—an imaginary extension of Earth’s equator line into space. The equinox occurs precisely when the Sun’s center passes through this line. When the Sun crosses the equator from north to south, this marks the autumnal equinox; when it crosses from south to north, this marks the vernal equinox.

Fall to most people:

Photos above: scenes from Fall in upstate NY.