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Given that I spend my weekends at home and sometimes I’m the least bit interested in taking the long way to get back to Watson Hall, I missed three evolving tree days. But as you can see, Minnesota indeed does have an actual fall season where the trees change colors and the leaves fall and rustle as the wind breezes by.

I make a point of this because most of my friends have expressed their extreme surprise of actually being able to make leave piles and jump into them, since they’re not in California or Florida anymore. This sudden fall hasn’t been all laughs and giggles either though, due to the unpredictable nature of this beautiful Minnesota weather, you never know when it’s actually warm outside since the sun likes to pretend that it’s warming Northfield on a 40 degree day (as the average high temperature of the day). Despite this, Minnesota weather is the best weather.

Now, pictures:

Trees on the Bald Spot
More trees on the Bald Spot
Chapel obscured by trees at dusk
Corner of the bald spot with a pair of students sitting in lawn chairs
Looking down at fallen leaves

“How cold does it actually get in Minnesota?”, is the phrase that first-year, Minnesota-born Yadari is already tired of explaining. Besides speaking about the weather, Yadari enjoys working out and doing anything of which shouldn’t be left for tomorrow, today. And of course, long walks on any of the 10,000 lakes here in Minnesota, if and only if they are not frozen solid or a safety hazard. Read on to meet the rest of our bloggers.   

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 observes a tree on campus as it changes colors.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 crunches through the leaves.

Yadari Nuñez-Marquez ‘20 crunches through the leaves.

Meet the bloggers! Here's Yadari.

Meet the bloggers! Here's Yadari.