In elementary school, the calendar on the wall where we learned the days of the week and the months of the year almost always had some symbol associated with each month. January was maybe a snowflake, February a heart, March a shamrock. October was alllllways a pumpkin and September was an apple.

As a chronological grown-up, those apples say October to me every bit as much as the pumpkins do.

Apple cider, apple cider donuts, apple pie, caramel apples. The best apples are pulled from the tree as the leaves are starting to turn. Get out there and get them before the weather turns.

Or, maybe check out https://www.cedarcreekgristmill.org/index.php/events. They’re pressing cider Oct. 25 and are inviting bluegrass-minded musicians to jam.