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    Break out the wools

    I really love autumn. It's my favorite time of year. The heat and humidity here are gone. The trees will soon be dressed in all their glory, and my light weight kilts go into hibernation only to awaken occasionally as summer past emerges with a gentle reminder that it is should not soon be forgotten.

    An early morning walk with a wind out of the northwest . . . it's like the first day of wearing a wool kilt all over again, the warmth, a wind gust that is only able to gently ruffle the pleats. And you're reminded of why you choose to wear such an incredible garment.

    Know the feeling?

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    This is my first fall since I've started wearing kilts but it is a really good feeling!
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    Autumn starts around December here, "Winter" (we get frost for a few days in a row) is usually the last week of January, and then it's Spring until April. I miss the seasons.
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    I never put my wools away. I find them comfortable even in 90º temps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by georgeblack7 View Post
    Autumn starts around December here, "Winter" (we get frost for a few days in a row) is usually the last week of January, and then it's Spring until April. I miss the seasons.
    I know the feeling! I set my sights on Samhain for cooler days and nights which tend to end near Memorial day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewKilt View Post
    ...An early morning walk with a wind out of the northwest . . . it's like the first day of wearing a wool kilt all over again, the warmth, a wind gust that is only able to gently ruffle the pleats. And you're reminded of why you choose to wear such an incredible garment.

    Know the feeling?

    Darrell
    I sure do. I only wear wool. I especially enjoy Autumn and Spring. Here the wind blows all year round, sometimes gently, and at times not so gently,...and the pleats take it all in stride.
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    Give him power.[/B][/I] - [I]Abraham Lincoln[/I]

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    Yeah, I am another that never puts wool away. I do wear cotton in the shop in the summer though, just so I don't soak the nice wool kilts with sweat when it's really hot.

    I do like autumn though. Bird hunting soon. And fall mushrooms too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewKilt View Post
    I really love autumn. It's my favorite time of year. The heat and humidity here are gone. The trees will soon be dressed in all their glory, and my light weight kilts go into hibernation only to awaken occasionally as summer past emerges with a gentle reminder that it is should not soon be forgotten.

    An early morning walk with a wind out of the northwest . . . it's like the first day of wearing a wool kilt all over again, the warmth, a wind gust that is only able to gently ruffle the pleats. And you're reminded of why you choose to wear such an incredible garment.

    Know the feeling?

    Darrell

    Sounds lovely, but I can't relate here in the Sonoran Desert. We're still "enjoying" triple-digit temps.

    Be we can also tell that Fall is arriving by the changing colors here in Phoenix - yeah, the many the different colored license plates as the Snowbirds arrive!

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    Quote Originally Posted by McFarkus View Post
    I never put my wools away. I find them comfortable even in 90º temps.
    Same here.
    In fact, ALL I have are wools.

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    I indeed know the feeling. These cool mornings that we've had has served to remind me that it's time bring them out of storage.

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