October has a lot going on for it in my way of thinking. Here's just some of the stuff collected in my head.

1. It kicks off the last quarter of the year.
   
2. Halloween! I get to wear a wizard costume and no one will think I'm odd. I get to give out candy to strange children and no one will think I'm trying to lure them into my gingerbread house and eat them.
   
3. October also kicks off the holiday seasons. Once Halloween comes, it's just a matter of cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving and before you know it is Yule and Christmas and then New Year's.
   
4. I do miss the autumnal colors of the foliage in the northeast. The colors here in the northwest aren't very remarkable.
   
5. I don't like the arrival of the cold mornings and evenings. I miss summer already!
   
6. I don't like the shortening days and the return to standard time at the end of the month.
   
7. I like selecting pumpkins. I used to like carving them, but now since Pooky does such a great job of carving them, I just watch in awe.
   
8. I develop an unnatural craving to make and eat soups.
   
9. The weather is still good to play 9 holes of golf.
   
10. I can work again on my sweater projects (and start new ones!)
    
11. I start planning my holiday gift lists and I start making the gifts I'll give.
    
12. The change of seasons puts me into an introspective, reflective mood.
    
13. This month has some of the most incredible moon rises where she looks supernaturally large.