The Great Transition Fall is the great transition, leaving the sunniest months of the year, and gently preparing us for winter, making the days grow colder, the trees become barer, and bringing with the wind a new alpine smelling frozen bite. Although this transition is a day to day process, it is easy to tell when fall has commenced. School begins, trees grow bare, dew turns to frost, and breath can be seen. Why is …showed first 75 words of 515 total…

…showed last 75 words of 515 total…felt through many ways. It is the death of summer, and the birth of winter, where certain privileges and opportunities fade away, but new and different ones are born. Whether it is felt by touch, sight, or smell, fall brings a feeling of sadness because summer has ended, while also bringing a feeling of joy and a new beginning. Fall is important, and necessary to leading us away from summer, and into the winter period.