It's not about fall- it's about that long wet, muddy and grey season that expects us from November to March and that will only have about 5 of these clear white-blue sunny days you call winter.
So I feel better in spring when I know the year will go up for a long time to come before it falls Times in which you do not worry about frozen roads, in which you are dressed in the morning in less than 5 minutes, no socks and pantyhose, when you can sit outside in the evening.
Of course a golden autumn day is a lovely thing- but .....see above.