The autumnal equinox on Friday, Sept. 22 brings equal minutes of light and dark as we enter the fall season. Autumn is the older name, first recorded in the 1300s, for this season of cooler temperatures and shorter days. We also call it fall, a name dating to the 1500s referring to the fall of leaves. The full moon follows the equinox on Sept. 29, with very high, six-foot-plus midday high tides.
Indeed, leaves are…