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A Love Letter To New England In The Fall

Thank you New England, for truly being picture perfect.

Casey Ouellette

Oct 17, 2016

Mount Saint Mary College

A Love Letter To New England In The Fall

Connecticut Magazine

Dear New England,

As I get older, I see more and more of what the world has to offer, but through it all, I know nothing beats the way you look in the fall. With every passing autumn, I come home and instantly feel a sense of nostalgia. As I drive down your windy back roads with your leaves a spectrum of reds and oranges, I know that I never want to leave.

It's strange, honestly, how no other place in the world seems to look like you do in the fall. Even your neighbor to the west, New York, seems to still have leaves of green while yours are already changing. And in this season, you have more to offer than just your scenery of course. It is only in New England, where the best apple orchards exist in order to truly get a sense of the fall season. Again, I've been to others but they do not seem to compare.

New England is known for having all four seasons in their extremes. In the winter it gets it's coldest and in the summer it gets it's warmest. And in the fall, it seems to be the most scenic. There are no hard feelings on all the other areas of the United States, and the world, but New England just seems to have perfected the whole fall thing.

I don't know where my life is going to take me over the next few years and if I will always be in New England. But I know that if for some reason I am away during this colorful season, I will make it a point to return home before the leaves fall to the ground in order to take in all that our beautiful states have to offer. Each time I come home in the fall and make my drive back out of New England and slowly see the change in scenery, I have a newly restored appreciation for my beautiful home. So thank you, New England, for being the best place to call home in the autumn season and truly being picture perfect.

Sincerely,

A New Englander

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