It's that time of the year again.
Time to dust off your big, cozy sweater, grab your pumpkin spice latte and dive into a big pile of colorful leaves.
Today is the autumnal equinox. The earth is lined up at a perfect right angle to the sun. That means night and day are almost exactly the same lengths β wherever you are around the globe.
It also marks the beginning of fall, when our days get shorter and our nights longer.
A Martinez shared his favorite part about the autumn season:
"The Fall Classic. The World Series. It could be in L.A. depending on how the Dodgers play in the next few days."
We asked listeners about fall in L.A. and got a bunch of tweets in response. Here are some of our favorites:
The grocery stores are full of Christmas candy.
— Cranky Old Cat Lady πΎπΎ πΊπ¦ π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβππ (@anne_d13) September 20, 2017
Passengers show up on our Raymond Chandler tour in trenchcoats and fedoras. https://t.co/tKLLHEuEZT
— Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles (@esotouric) September 21, 2017
people go in just a little too hard on the Autumnal Decorations to cover up for the lack of actual seasons
— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) September 20, 2017
(she said, homesickly) https://t.co/YcOyYMYL7H
When the ratio of palm trees to decorative gourds is 1:1. https://t.co/wuPS4JI3mD
— Lien (@mildConcerns) September 20, 2017
Have more to say? Tell us your favorite fall L.A. staple in the comments below.