{"id":11870,"date":"2015-09-09T09:02:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T13:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=11870"},"modified":"2015-09-16T09:37:46","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T13:37:46","slug":"signs-of-fall-in-aurora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/signs-of-fall-in-aurora\/","title":{"rendered":"INSIDE AURORA: Signs of Fall in Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Johnston<\/strong><\/p>\n

While it may technically still be summer, the signs of fall are all around us.
\nThe winding down of the CNE, the odd branch starting to show its autumn colours, shorter days, a nip in the air, and kids gearing up for back to school.
\nAnd no, Federal election signs everywhere don\u2019t count, since those started appearing earlier in the summer.
\nBut the above are the more obvious and traditional indications. There are other more subtle, yet unmistakable signs of fall, some of them unique to Aurora.
\nFor example, you know fall is approaching when Council starts to talk about the next year\u2019s budget. We\u2019re still months away from the serious discussions, but around now the hints start appearing. There may be limited budget money now, but there’s nothing like the anticipation of funding for future projects.
\nRelated to this, of course, is the Council project deferral. Yes, you can tell it\u2019s September when items start getting shoved into next year.
\n\u201cThis may impact next year\u2019s budget. Perhaps we should consider this then?\u201d
\n\u201cGood idea. And that applies to agenda items two, three, six, seven, nine, ten, twelve and fourteen, as well.\u201d
\n\u201cExcellent. Meeting adjourned.\u201d
\nOutside of politics, another sign of fall is the mad scramble of folks to get things done around their properties. People seem to be in a flurry of activity, cleaning out eaves troughs, repairing fences, painting window frames, taking down last year\u2019s Christmas lights, and any number of other things they\u2019ve put off all summer, because the weather has been too nice to waste doing chores.
\nAnd now with winter fast approaching, they\u2019re running out of time.
\nIn the stores, you may think that fall is introduced by back to school stuff, or even Hallowe\u2019en items. But the real sign the season has started is when you see your first hint of Christmas.
\nIt could be a store display, or a flier, or even a commercial. Yes, even with four months to go, retailers can\u2019t pass up the opportunity to urge us to pry open our wallets and start Christmas shopping.
\nI remember when you wouldn\u2019t see anything related to December 25 until at least after Halloween, but then the retail-related calendar creep set in, and merchants started gearing up earlier and earlier.
\nYou may think I\u2019m kidding, but if you haven\u2019t seen anything Christmas-related yet, well, you\u2019re just not looking hard enough.
\nThe other retail harbinger of the season is the arrival of spring clothing. At this stage of the year, winter fashions in the stores have been out for a while and are already starting to get picked over, so if you want to get anything warmish, you\u2019ll need to buy it fast.
\nOtherwise, you may need to spend your winter outdoors layered up under several light windbreakers, or raincoats, or whatever other spring fashions are starting to take over the shelves.
\nOne of the things most associated with the coming season is the fall colours. But ironically, the shade that first demonstrates the start of fall is not the red, gold and yellow of the leaves, but the green of the grass.
\nAfter a hot, scorching, insect embattled, water ban suffering few months, the yellow straw that constitutes our lawns starts to green up again with the cooler temperatures and increased rain.
\nAnd that’s an opportunity to enjoy while you can, because before you know it, it will all be covered by a blanket of white.<\/p>\n

Feel free to e-mail Scott at: machellscorners@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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