Season Preferences
It’s a well-known fact that variety is the spice of life! That being said, if you could have your
favorite Season (out of four) of the year, which one would it be for year
round? As I have progressed through life,
my choices would definitely be spring or summer with a slight lean towards summer. There are pros and cons for my choices; pros
for Spring, I love the sounds of the birds chirping as they return to the area
with the nice weather, and the blooming of flowers and leaves on the trees, the
warming-up of the weather. As they say
love and romance is in the air. Cons: Since
I live in the Northwest (by choice), I can tolerate but not totally embrace the
abundance of rain, and flooding from melting snow (cascades are an hour away -
East), the air turbulence due to the various convergence zones coming inland
from the Pacific Ocean (another hour away - West), aggravate the pollen issues
of Spring and thus allergies.
Pros
and cons for summer; I love the hot summer days (70 to 80 degrees) (I’ve been
quoted to say that I play golf in the 70’s!
Any hotter and I refuse to go out!) With the nice weather and periodic
rain comes lots of yard work (I do hire a landscape service but it costs
plenty), we usually reach over 100 degrees 4 or more times (days) on any given
summer. I won’t complain about the cost
of staying cool because it is on par with keeping warm in the winter.
My
dislike for fall and winter is that during my lifetime career, I had to travel
2,500 miles per month on average. I crisscrossed
over the Cascade Mountain Range every two weeks. While winter is a short and mild season in
the lowlands, my winters were always longer and more intense because of my
traveling the Cascades. It wasn’t
unusual to encounter the first snow blizzard of the season in October on the
early end and in May on the late end of the season.
Earlier
in my life before I became fortunate enough to land the career of a lifetime, I
thought winters were cool (no pun intended).
My wife and I enjoyed drinking a cup of hot chocolate while watching the
snowflakes come down on our patio (while burning logs in our fire place). Since I retired early, I guess I should begin
to enjoy winters again. A lifetime of
disliking something is hard to break, it seems that my subconscious becomes
aware of the changing weather, and goes into withdrawals. I need
to re-educate my subconscious, which I am working on, but it takes time.
Someone,
much wiser than I will ever be, gave us four seasons for a reason and I will
enjoy each and every one of them; after all some people live in areas of the
world where one season or at most two is the only choice they have. Hot chocolate time is around the corner, hope
you are ready for it because here it comes.
The best is yet to come….
Spring, summer, fall & winter would be my preference if HAD a choice. Middle & late Spring is just the right temperature and a promise of heat to come. Summer is great, but can be too warm. Fall is cooler & sad.
ReplyDeleteWinter is terrible- Rain all the time, dull skies & far too long on the west coast.
I agree with you about the west coast (especially the Pacific Northwest). However, I have traveled around and haven't found (without leaving the country) a more stable climate (not many earthquakes, no tornadoes, no hurricanes, no sinkholes, etc.).
DeleteI like Spring because everything is born again, its a new beginning for everything.But, I love Summer, I love being out in the Sun. It gives me the energy I need and just makes me feel good.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on Summer, because the direct sun on the body seems to have healing properties (for aches and pains anyway).
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