#autumn

#autumn

Nothing beats a clear autumn day in Germany. Here are some of the most stunning photos capturing the fall landscape. If you have a photo of autumn in Germany that you'd like to share, please send it to us by emailing news@thelocal.de and we'll add it to this story. If you can't see all the images, make sure to pause your ad blocker. It's been a rainy fall season so far in Germany.

Headlines about the arrival of pumpkin spice lattes signal summer's end. And soon after the last bites of pumpkin pie at the Thanksgiving table, we turn to plans for winter holidays. In between, jack-o'-lanterns are the stars of Halloween. The seasonal gourds also evoke a romanticized ideal of simpler times, according to Cindy Ott, author of Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon.

I'm sending you the newsletter from the south of France, I'm exploring Grasse, the perfume capital, tomorrow I'm off to the Cote d'Azur - seeking out hidden gems and picturesque villages, and next week I'll head to Vaucluse in Provence to find out what's new in Avignon, the city of the Popes, visit vineyards and enjoy up the fabulous colours of Fall. Come with me via Instagram where I'll post photos and videos as I go.

To make your own pumpkin spice syrup, put all the ingredients in a small pan with 75ml water, bring to a simmer, then turn off the heat and leave to steep for 30 minutes. Tip into a blender, lift out the cinnamon, blitz as smooth as possible, then strain into a jar. The syrup will keep in the fridge for up to 10 days.

Its caramel-vanilla sweetness and oaky warmth feel built for sweaters and long shadows, so pairing it with a harvest fruit like persimmon just makes sense. The fruit's honeyed flesh echoes bourbon's richness, while its bright, custardy sweetness rounds the edges of the alcohol. Together, they're like sweet cream and burnt sugar meeting halfway, amplifying each other's depth. Those warm flavors are written into bourbon's very aging process.

Black walnuts hitting a barn roofFairly rapped the morning.          Massachusetts,Autumn. Orioles and pumpkins.And the crack of those round shellsLike a hardwood mallet hammering a wedgeInto the moment, splitting it ever open Up ahead, letting it travel with us,Us into it, articulatedOngoing: whatever was to happen nextAnticipated as half-consciouslyAs the smack of the next mailed walnutOn the roof, but at exactly what Interval none of us could tell.

Mark your calendar: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, will be the final day the sun sets at or after 7pm in New York City. Sunset will officially hit at 7:01pm, with sunrise at 6:38 am-just over 12 hours and 22 minutes of daylight. Consider it your last chance to leave the office and still pretend you've got hours of daylight left.