Flip flops and fleece.

October in Minnesota.

One weekend it's 80 degrees and sunny, so your family heads out for a walk in shorts and flip flops:






The next it's 50 degrees and windy, and your trip to the apple orchard requires layers of fleece (and the magical warming powers of fresh kettle corn, of course):




But, regardless of temperature, the leaves must be raked:




The cookies must be decorated:






And every single second of this gorgeous season must be savored.

Because, you guessed it, there are snow flurries in the forecast for tomorrow.