We survived a very hot and extended summer this year, y’all. And while summer is still my season, I am among many others united by sentiment saying:

Goodbye, Summer. Hello, Fall!

So break out boots and snowboards, because Fall is HERE!!!! (Psst, and Winter is coming.)

Marta C. Youngblood is a writer, education and social entrepreneur based in Hot Springs, Arkansas. For more information on her current projects visit https://about.me/MCyoungblood.