Nothing beats a clear autumn day in Germany. Here are some of the most stunning photos capturing the fall landscape. If you have a photo of autumn in Germany that you'd like to share, please send it to us by emailing news@thelocal.de and we'll add it to this story. If you can't see all the images, make sure to pause your ad blocker. It's been a rainy fall season so far in Germany.
Headlines about the arrival of pumpkin spice lattes signal summer's end. And soon after the last bites of pumpkin pie at the Thanksgiving table, we turn to plans for winter holidays. In between, jack-o'-lanterns are the stars of Halloween. The seasonal gourds also evoke a romanticized ideal of simpler times, according to Cindy Ott, author of Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon.