Following an unexpected turn of events I am your host today. Its been quite some time since I hosted #checkin, but I'm happy to see you all in this role, from the other side of a post that is. :) So given the timing, whatever topic is on your mind, go with it, if you may. Autumn is starting, and we have noticeably shorter days with fewer hours of sunshine - any golden autumn has yet to materialize though.

Should you have no idea or little on your mind, maybe go this route: in the Chinese lunisolar calendar these days fall into the season of the mid-autumn festival 中秋節. You know, in the northern hemisphere, autumn means harvest, and there's a rich tradition and mythology that goes with it. And mooncakes, calorie-rich, traditional and ceremonial snacks like this:

![You can buy and eat lotus bean-filled mooncakes eaten during the festival. Do you? Photo by wikipedia user misbehave - Moon Cakes, CC BY 2.0, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Moon_Cakes.jpg "Typical lotus bean-filled mooncakes eaten during the Zhōngqiū Jié festival")

In this household we do observe the festivities, but take store-bought moon cakes because busy times. The nod to goddess Chang'e was last Tuesday, but the cakes will last a few days. Do you have any of this festival in your circles? Seen any parade or festival nearby? A decorated store? If so, please report!

Still, since this is pluspora, open to what is on your mind, and very much your thread, its also cool to just be here, #newhere or #checkin regular. Grab a favourite beverage, pixel or not, and take a few minutes off and stay.

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