"We should take advantage of the sun and go outside.. .it could be the last nice day we have for a while!" I can't even count how many times I have uttered that phrase this fall, and somehow, magically, the beautiful weather continues here in northern Virginia. A searingly hot summer has given way to an autumnal pattern of beautifully sunny, mild days punctuated by the occasional prototypically chilly, blustery fall day. Yesterday, while walking outside, I marveled at the colorful leaves fluttering frantically through the air in the wind, knowing that the gusty display could portend the arrival of cooler weather.
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