Eating a Crab Apple.

It's amazing how fast Maude's 2023 offspring have grown up. This one looks fat and healthy and should do well when she goes into hibernation later this Fall. The past 4 months have flown by. The young groundhogs have really changed: https://pbase.com/britestar/image/173700710

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Many people consider the September equinox to be the official start of autumn, but for meteorologists, the new season kicks off weeks before the astronomical event.

Unlike Astronomical seasons, meteorological seasons are consistent, with the four seasons being broken into groups of three months.

Meteorological fall lasts for 91 days every year, starting on Sept. 1 and lasting through Nov. 30.