Uhm Alan,
Rain that starts in the Fall?? Are you CRAZY???!! It rains here all throughout the seasons. Except it doesn't rain that much in the Summer and then we have water restrictions which means brown grass- not green.
True, the foliage is nice out here and the ocean... but I surely miss the SNOW! I wish we had true seasons here (like I hear Ontario does). Christmas is not Christmas without snow.
And we have so much tall buildings out our way, we miss out on many nice skies like Sask has.
But you know what? You're right: be happy where you are at.