The gilded season is upon us! In our neighborhood, the transformation has already begun. The autumn landscape has started its cool, crisp transition into golden yellows, rich browns, and vibrant reds. Nature herself is adorning our part of the world in a lavish royal cloak before settling into her deep winter’s slumber. Slowly, the redshift of fall will bleed into the foliage, trees, and lawns, washing away the summer emeralds and crystallizing the blazing hues of the year’s final sunset days.

During this time of year, nature unspools her tapestry with a breathtaking flourish. A cool, crisp breeze heralds the transition as the emerald city fades, and the world ignites in a golden age. It’s as if the earth itself is donning a lavish royal mantle. Each tree and bush, jeweled in autumn’s opulence, readies itself for winter’s gentle, silent embrace. Slowly, the vibrant memory of summer unravels. Sunsets linger longer on the horizon, their fiery hues crystallizing in the leaves, a final, brilliant coronation before surrendering to the tranquil blues and silver grays of winter’s winds.

This parade of color, a dazzling spectrum over the year’s shoulder, is a spectacle to behold. In these brief, gilded days, the world is radiant, serene, and wistfully beautiful. It reminds us that all things change. Every story, every transition, and every year must come to an end. Our journey around the sun has entered its final act of the year. It reminds us to reflect, to appreciate, and to celebrate the brilliance before it slips quietly beneath the frost. Fall is here. The gilded season is upon us.

It’s time to remember and bid farewell to summer, and to welcome and embrace these new golden days. Take time this week to notice the change, soak in the emerging colors, and prepare yourself for the season ahead. And yes, you may need a jacket.