It’s not the cooler temperatures, or the color of the trees changing that’s the proof to me. It’s the fact that I haven’t needed sunglasses in three days straight. It’s been foggy and rainy for three straight days. Now, I’m sure the sun pokes out every now and then, but its prolly long after I’ve crashed.
However, with this Fall, I’ve noticed something a little different. There’ s a few more neighbors this year. And not the kind that bring you stuff:

and a few of:

have moved into the yard. Mrs. Spider also left one of these:

next to the garage.
I don’t recall having so many bugs running around, but maybe I wasn’t paying attention. Could be worse, anyway. Could be a swarm of Locusts.