Welcome to our dangerous game of approval and disapproval: Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am. Every issue, we rate stuff that we love or hate about any topic. This time around: fall activities. In Houston, we don’t really have a true autumn; the leaves don’t even fall off the trees until they’re dead in the winter, and there’s no fun in that. So, pour yourself a drink and let’s dive into our favorite—and not so favorite—activities for the “season.”

Yes Ma’am
Dewberry Farm in Waller County. Corn maze means entertainment for hours.

No Ma’am
Baking a pie. No thanks, we’d rather not heat our homes up just yet.

Yes Ma’am
Houston Zoo’s Zoo Boo. Anything Halloween-related? Sign us up.

No Ma’am
Lakewood Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch. No hate to the church, but that patch is too small.

Yes Ma’am
Watching a Halloween movie. Bring on all the classics!

No Ma’am
Sunset pontoon tours. Humidity, mosquitoes, and alligators, oh my…

Yes Ma’am
Scream on the Green. Family fun and cute costumes, need we say more?

No Ma’am
Bonfires. Again, it’s still too hot in Houston…let’s not.

Yes Ma’am
Carving pumpkins. Wholesome, simple, and the seeds make for a great snack.

No Ma’am
Anything with pumpkin spice. Ew. This fascination is just too basic, and it isn’t even good.

Yes Ma’am
Historic Galveston Ghost Tours. Spooky season at a beach town is the best.

No Ma’am
Weeding the garden. What a terrible chore after letting plants overgrow in the summer.

Yes Ma’am
Oil Ranch Pumpkin Patch. Fond fall memories start here, and you can get a pumpkin to carve.

No Ma’am
Leaf peeping. In our climate, leaves don’t change color till December. Bo-ring.

Yes Ma’am
Día de los Muertos Downtown Celebration. Houston’s Latino population has a plurality in the city, so it’s only right we uplift the culture.

No Ma’am
Looming fear of last-minute hurricanes. After Beryl, Houston deserves a break…fingers crossed.