While the calendar indicated that the fall season arrived several weeks ago, gardeners had to wait a while for some consistent evidence that fall was going to happen.
I experienced two preliminary forms of evidence last week: 1. I had to turn the heater on in my car when driving to work, and 2. I then turned the heating unit on at home before retiring to sleep.
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