They may be right….. Today is the last day of August, a very mixed month of weather extremes. Tomorrow is the official start of the meteorological Autumn, as they, in their wisdom, divide the year into 4 parts. Sadly there are a few signs that autumn is on the way….. even so I will wait till October before declaring that start of Autumn.
31st August
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Aw, that was early!!!
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It is only the very odd tree that is showing signs of stress rather than perhaps autumn,,,,, but it is early. Lots more summer to come we hope 🙂
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Being way North compared to you we have greyish but warm weather with 19 C today!
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We were at about 22c this afternoon….but a wind chill made it feel much cooler. But the sun shone for the most part.
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“meteorological Autumn”… Well, I learned something new today! Thank you David. Hopefully relief is on the way as I am struggling with cabin fever (in summer!) as well as the electric bill.
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Of course the ‘real’ autumn comes later…. the Autumn Equinox is on the 23rd September this year but as far as I am concerned the first of October is fine 🙂
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I tend to think of Autumn as roughly August – October (with the equinox as a mid point). It’s a warm but over-ripe season, and it’s full impact is seen in its second half…
November, with its dark nights, co,dear temperatures and how,big winds, definitely marks the start of winter (mid-winter being December 21st of course).
Then again, the Chinese traditionally counted “late-summer” as its own fifth season, which also makes some sense!
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For me Autumn starts sometime in September and finishes sometime in November. I determine it as the trees turn and then eventually are bare. Nature determines it in her own time…some starts earlier sometimes finishes later….one never knows. Though in more recent years autumn does seem to start a little later and last a good deal longer. That ain’t bad as it shortens winter 🙂
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