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Autumn
All autumn long the cat wears a scarf, and in early October leaves drift across the site.
September 1 – November 30, falling leaves October 1–21
On the home page, the cat puts on a warm scarf, a mug steams nearby, and maple leaves drift down and settle around it. A good time not to hurry.
From October 1 to 21, leaves also fall over the top of the page — just about twenty of them, slowly swaying. They don’t cover anything, and you can click right through them.
A small leaf button under the header turns the falling leaves off; the choice is remembered in this browser. If reduced motion is on in your system, the leaves don’t fall at all.
On December 1 the scarf goes back in the closet — winter takes over.