Falling into the Hodgepodge

 Good morning, another swampy day here. Thanks, Joyce, for another fun Hodgepodge.

1. Fall officially rolls into the Northern Hemisphere on Monday (9/22)...what's your favorite thing about fall? 

from when we lived up north

It used to be the change in the weather, the apple picking, pumpkin hunting, fresh apple cider...the list goes on and on.

2. What's one thing on your real or proverbial autumn bucket list?

 3. Apples, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, butternut squash and cranberries are some of the top fall foods. Which one is your favorite and how do you like it prepared? Any on the list you don't eat? Which one have you had most recently? 

I like all of them...apple pie, turnovers, pumpkin pie, pumpkin yogurt, sweet potato casserole, baked cranberries with cinnamon, cranberry relish, squash with spaghetti sauce, all of it.

4. 'Fall is proof that change is beautiful' is a popular sentiment. Would you agree or no? Elaborate.

 Be the change. Period. Change in attitude is everything. Just saying.

5. Is there a spot near you where people go to see the leaves change color? Will you try to leaf peep somewhere this fall? Lonely Planet lists the following ten places as the best for leaf peeping...of those listed which would you most like to visit? 

Stowe, Vermont~Shenandoah National Park, Virginia~Columbia River Gorge, Oregon~Zion National Park, Utah~Tennessee/North Carolina border~West Virgina~Northwestern Wyoming~Wisconsin Northwoods~Northern Nevada~Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway, Arkansas

I've been everywhere but Wyoming...and would love to go again. Would love to see Wyoming and Montana. But honestly, I love the Hudson Valley.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Speaking of change...I started a lesson yesterday in class about Latitude and Longitude. Do you know how many folks cannot read a map? Do you know how many folks don't realize that every single place on this beautiful Earth has a Latitude and a Longitude and why etc.? I do believe my students / inmates enjoyed finding places on the maps they had. Thank you for the brass who allowed me to bring in whatever I needed, of course, it stays there now, lol. 

~Peace out~