Late Autumn Kigo for Southern California

courtesy of Deborah Koladji, SoCalHaiku Group:

• The Season

late autumn
autumn wind
autumn rain
shorter days
colder nights
standard time
first rain
Indian summer
morning fog

• Sky and Heavens
  

  Leonids (Nov 17-19 )
  Cassiopeia
  Pisces
  spiral galaxy
  Hunter's Moon

• Mountains and Fields
  

  dry fields
  dead grass
  falling leaves
  harvesting

• Plants and Flowers
  

  pumpkins
  squashes
  gourds
  Indian corn
  floss silk tree (blooming)
  cranberries
  Hong-Kong orchid tree (blooming)
  gingko trees
  nuts
  corn stubble
  root vegetables
  chrysanthemums

• Birds and Animals
  

  monarch migration
  horned grebe
  red-throated loon
  common loon
  white pelican
  Canada goose
  white-crowned sparrow
  gray whale migration (starts end of month)

• Human affairs
  

  Thanksgiving
  Veteran's Day
  Election Day
  football
  start of basketball season
  Christmas catalogs
  turkey dinner
  pumpkin pie
  waterfowl game season
  college midterms
  All Soul's Day
  El Día de los Muertos