Do you know what season it is? The calendar says that the first day of winter was December 21. All the children’s books say that we should be playing in the snow and wearing coats and mittens.
In science classes, we have discussed the European seasons and how they do not always make sense outside of Europe and New England. We studied the Aboriginal seasons from around Australia. Some tribes have five seasons that last between two and four months while others have only three seasons.
TCPS students created their own seasons for San Diego. Some were based on surfing, shopping, gardening, sports, or travel. Ask your student to explain his/her seasons and see if you can create your own calendar of different seasons with your favorite weather related activity.
It’s a lot of work to recognize the seasons here in SD. I mean, they are still selling local raspberries and strawberries at the fruit stand.
This time of year is when it’s really nice to step out of the 60 degree day into a warm car that has been sitting in the sun. And nice to sit in a south facing window.