While my colleague Maya¹ is a very vocal Summer person, I’m of the mind that our nearly non-existent transitional seasons, Spring and Fall, are the best time of year here in the GTA. Summer is just too hot, and unlike in Winter, where we can bundle up against the cold, there’s only so much a person can do to beat the heat without electrical assistance. Winter has its charms, including the potential to be the most beautiful season, but with rising temperatures and less snowfall, it’s mostly just a slushy mess with dormant and dead plants everywhere. Spring and summer hit the sweet spot between the extremes, with Spring bringing the promise of more sunlight and warming temperatures. In contrast, Fall brings relief to people like me, who find the summer heat unbearable and heralds an explosion of colour in the forests, even if it is only for a short time.² I’m not going to turn this into an argument on the internet; disagree if you wish, but I will go through a few reasons why I think Fall is the best.