| I "fell for Greenville" during my first fall here in 1999. | | | | transformation is spectacular to behold and suddenly |
| No one can deny the beauty of any variety of palm | | | | realised. Fall is here!There is an award winning festival |
| trees or bougainvillea. Coming from the gorgeous gulf | | | | in Greenville, South Carolina called "Fall for |
| coast of Florida, I had not been denied beauty in my | | | | Greenville.""No spring nor summer beauty hath such |
| environs. The lush evergreen landscape along with | | | | grace as I have seen in one autumnal face."Autumn |
| the scent of water in the atmosphere is a nature | | | | quote by John DonneI have experienced six such |
| lover's paradise. Colourful tropical flowers and plants | | | | transformations with the seventh one looming like a |
| were forever sashaying their brilliance under the | | | | contended sky. Fall festivals in nearby cities are a |
| golden rays of the sun. What could be as beautiful? | | | | beckoning lure. The drive into Asheville, North |
| Greenville in the fall!"Green"-ville is set among the | | | | Carolina; passing through Hendersonville is a most |
| foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located far | | | | spectacular sight to behold. Without a doubt, I'm at |
| enough north and south to provide four equitable | | | | my most energetic self at this time of year.I fall for |
| seasons. When the harshness of one season | | | | Greenville and other areas including the New England |
| becomes intense, a welcome change happens, almost | | | | states especially during the month of October. |
| miraculously.The hot, humid, balmy, unbearable heat | | | | Perhaps I am biased because I was born in October. |
| gives way to cool, crisp, casual days and nights. The | | | | Although, I really don't think that is the reason. Fall is |
| smell of fall permeates the air. Greenvillians and | | | | harvest time. The harvest is plenteous but the |
| transplants alike, perk up for the vivid colours of the | | | | laborers are few. Time to get to work, there's much |
| season. We know a fallen leaf is nothing more than a | | | | to do! If you have sown unselfish seeds in fertile soil, |
| summer's wave goodbye. Green hues become golden | | | | it is time for you to reap a bounteous harvest. This is |
| yellows, russet reds, ornate oranges and bodacious | | | | what I feel, fall is all about! |
| browns. The subtlety of this magnificent | | | | |