The glimmering sun hoists itself above the horizon as verdant-dipped leaves weave with orange, finding release from their ragged branches. These changes accompany autumn as it walks through the aureate-paved path of time
A popular feature of autumn is the atmosphere; the air is crisp with moisture and thin with a cool breeze, bringing an esoteric breathability.
“[I love] the atmosphere of fall. It’s great,” English teacher Mandy Knoll said.
“I love the pumpkin patch, except for the corn maze. Don’t ever go into a corn maze. There’s a whole movie about it. There’s probably more than one.”
The leaves will eventually cease their falling, leaving the crackling branches bare against the powder coating of snow. This signifies the arrival of winter.
“I like sledding and [other] winter activities, and the fashion is better that time of year, [with] a lot more layering,” sophomore Hadleigh Harms said.
Not everyone is giddy about the changes– everyone finds value in different things.
“Winter, to me, is really dark, and winter to me is dark and grumpy and sad. I mainly don’t like the cold, yucky [weather] from January through March. That’s my main thing. [It’s very] yucky, snowy, brown, [and] dark,” Knoll said.
Many find Christmas among winter’s primary appeals, elevating it with a sense of spiritual jolliness.
“[The mood] is festive for the most part, like cozy. I do decorate for Christmas, usually a tree, stockings, and garland, and stuff like that,” Harms said.
The Earth will eventually drift far enough around the sun to freshen with vital growth and vivid blooming. The spring petals that dust across the sky are not always a dandy thing.
“[My least favorite season is] spring because [the weather] flipflops and it’s too unpredictable for my liking,” Harms said. “There are [also] less allergies in the winter.”
The passing of the year is punctuated by the beginning of summer. The sun radiates energy, the organum of rambling mosquitoes, and the pavement of the inky roads aid the life lessons of children.
“Everybody likes being off of school, so that’s fun. But mainly, I like being outside. I love to sit on my deck and read a book and just be outside,” Knoll said. “Not to say that I like [the] outdoors; for some reason, I don’t like grass. I don’t like walking through grass, but I love to sit on my deck and read a book, and I love the warm [temperatures], because I hate, absolutely hate being cold.”
The most important thing about each season is the mood it brings. Each season manages to lodge a distinctive spirit in the hearts of many. The Fourth of July is a part of summer that punctuates the entire season, giving it a patriotic feel.
“I decorate for the Fourth of July. I love flags and all that jazz, but I don’t like loud noises, and I don’t like fire,” Knoll said. “I do have lots of flowers, and I like having flowers in my yard and that sort of thing. So that to me is [also] decorating.”
