On a beautiful, crisp, late-September Friday afternoon, J walks down Main Mall towards Martha Piper Plaza. Noticing how other people are taking photos of the fall landscape, she whips out her iPhone and does the same thing. An Instagram-worthy photo, she thought.
After taking a few snapshots, she makes her way down University Boulevard. Crunching on the fallen leaves with her UGG boots, she steps into paradise.
Upon entering, J smells the wonders of fall: all fragrant, warm, spicy, cinnamony, nutmegy, and pumpkiny. She closes her eyes and deeply inhales the scent of autumn. She wishes this scent could be made into a candle.
“Welcome to Starbucks, what would you like today?”
“A tall, no foam, vegan, gluten-free, half sweet, decaf, five pump, soy milk, extra hot, no foam Pumpkin Spice Latte, please. Did I say no foam?”
Ah, fall.