Four seasons and twelve months. Does that make for equal seasons? Maybe if you are between the tropics where there isn't as much variation in the temperatures, but if you live above or below them, you know there is definitely a difference. Being in the northern hemisphere, here are the seasons as I experience them.
Winter. Sometimes it's reaaaaly long, but usually it's just really long. The date it begins to feel like winter varies as you can never accurately predict the first snowfall and when the snow is going to stay (for that long time). December to February is definitely winter, but when March rolls around and the days are noticeably longer, it does have a springtime feel, but don't get complacent and put that shovel away because there's going to be snow and cold.
Spring. You know the saying, "April showers bring May flowers" so it's got to be spring, right?
Summer. Technically, June is still spring but who are we kidding? It's warm, you've been cutting your grass for weeks, the garden's been planted, school's almost done, so yeah, it's summer. And it's three months long.
Fall. At the end of August, some leaves decide to piss you off and start to change color. There's a reason it's called fall. Fall has been extending its reach over the last few decades, but after Halloween, "Yer outta here."
What about the astronomical seasons? Sure, the shortest day in the northern hemisphere sounds like a good place to start winter, and when the days are the longest, "Bam!" summer. But those dates are always out a day or two each year, so who's going to remember that?
So, where does that leave us now? Well, half the leaves are on the ground—or clogging your eavestroughs ...
-Leon
This price promo ends soon, then you get to pay $2.99!
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
Sign up for my bi-weekly newsletter and receive a free book!
Oh, pick me!
C'mon, space stuff!
No comments:
Post a Comment