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"November's sky is chill and drear, November's leaf is red and sear." - Sir Walter Scott

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I'm told this phenomenon happens every fall in climates north of Florida Happy November 1st!  It was 82 degrees here today in sunny southwest Florida. I was thinking today about my first experience with real fall weather. The first big trip I ever took was in 1978 to Colorado.  As a native Floridian that was a big deal for me. The seasons in the Sunshine State consist of hot, hotter, really hot, & hurricane season.  As I exited the plane in Colorado Springs Airport I passed out from the altitude.  On the drive from the airport to my friend's house in Green Mountain Falls  I  started getting my bearings. As I was glued to the scenery - Pike's Peak,  Garden of the God's, & Red Rock; it seemed odd to me that a place touted for such beauty would have dead trees everywhere.  I mentioned the dying trees to my host who responded incredulously "It's fall". As I stared blankly back at him he proceeded to explain that once you emerge the bubble from