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15 Ways You Know It's Autumn in St. Louis

By Riverfront Times Staff on Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 6:07 pm

Let's face it -- today may be lovely, but we haven't seen the last of 90 degree temps in St. Louis. Never mind that it's September 1; summer heat in this swampy city can stretch all the way into October. But there's still plenty of reasons to celebrate the beginning of September. The arrival of everyone's favorite month means that fall is finally on its way, bringing crisp mornings and glorious bursts of color. Here are fifteen ways you can tell that summer in St. Louis is ending -- and autumn is here. (And we're not just talking about those bastards at Target rolling out Christmas decorations again, thankyouverymuch.)

Let's face it -- today may be lovely, but we haven't seen the last of 90 degree temps in St. Louis. Never mind that it's September 1; summer heat in this swampy city can stretch all the way into October.

But there's still plenty of reasons to celebrate the beginning of September. The arrival of everyone's favorite month means that fall is finally on its way, bringing crisp mornings and glorious bursts of color. Here are fifteen ways you can tell that summer in St. Louis is ending -- and autumn is here. (And we're not just talking about those bastards at Target rolling out Christmas decorations again, thankyouverymuch.)

September 1, 2016

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Catholic school uniforms are suddenly everywhere on your morning commute. Doesn't it take you back to the good old days when the nuns were yelling at you? Photo courtesy of Flickr / www.audio-luci-store.it.

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All those hipster fedoras finally seem a bit more seasonally appropriate. Just because they wore them all summer long doesn't mean they should have. Photo courtesy of Flickr / Lulu Lovering.

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On the weekends, Forest Park is as crowded as downtown in a real city. Don't even think about exiting on Hampton! Photo courtesy of Flickr / Patrick Giblin.

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Your Instagram feed is full of photos of leaves, oversized sweaters and Starbucks cups. Never mind that the only colorful leaves at this point in the season are #latergrams from last year. Photo courtesy of Instagram / sissy_von_roo.

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All those patios you dreamt about visiting all summer are finally fit for human habitation ... Prosit! Photo by Mabel Suen.

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The parking lot at Randall's is looking a lot more crowded. Because it's never too early to start browsing Johnnie Brock's for the perfect Halloween outfit. Photo courtesy of Instagram / jenniadels.

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Pumpkin, pumpkin ... everywhere. It's stupid. Please stop.

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The hockey rinks are full again. Game on! Flickr / Dave Herholz.

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All the city's Rams fans are taking a personal inventory as they face the ultimate decision: Will they spend time with their families this fall, or embrace the Chiefs instead? Photo courtesy of Flickr / Nathan Rupert

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Facebook is overwhelmed by active people planning active things. That is a lot of 5Ks, St. Louis. Photo courtesy of Instagram / ipebbles09.

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Goodbye hummingbirds; hello sparrows. Photo courtesy of Flickr / Melvin Yap.

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The Loop is infested with Wash U kids again. (Hey, at least they're less annoying than the Pokemon Go players?) Photo courtesy of Instagram / tennis_tom.

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The city pools are closing -- and the splash pads at Tower Grove and Citygarden need a velvet rope and a bouncer to deal with all the action. Photo courtesy of Instagram / citygarden.

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Falling leaves mean you can start spotting the Schnucks bags caught up in the trees again -- our very own seasonal ornaments. Photo courtesy of Flickr / Rev. Raikes.

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