No season officially begins for me until the solstice or equinox comes to pass. My and my husband's birthdays and our dating and wedding anniversaries all fall on the first days of the four seasons. So... it matters more.
@christinewas That's kind of odd. Did you plan that? Like you met and realized you both had your birthday on a solstice and/or equinox, which clearly meant you needed to date, but then you decided to have your first date on an unused solstice or equinox? And then when you decided to get married you clearly needed to get married on the one remaining unoccupied day?
@jqubed It is odd! The first three just happened. We were born on the solstices and our relationship coincidentally become official on the first day of spring. When we were engaged, two months later, I said I needed a minimum of four months to plan a wedding. As it turned out, the first day of autumn was four months and two days later... and one of very few dates that would work for us. We liked the idea of getting married on the first day of fall before we even realized that it would complete the seasons. So, you could even argue that we didn't really do any of it intentionally.
The dates are occasionally off by a day, because the solstices and equinoxes bounce between dates. But all of our events were on the solstice/equinox of the year that they happened. I don't know if we would have otherwise celebrated our dating anniversary, but I like our unique excuse.
@jaremelz Haha! Definitely does. Hmm... I wonder what the winter version of that statement would be. I bring forth the cold, harsh days of darkness? (I'm sure our goat would love that.)
@jqubed Sometimes both. We do tend to favor the calendar dates, because that's what normal people do. We try to make an occasional effort to act like normal people.
I feel like there's some sort of anti-summer agenda going on lately. People keep posting in my social media timelines about bonfires and changing leaves and pumpkin everything coming soon. It's like they're trying to will summer away even faster. I want no part of that! Summer's too short as is!
Summer begins on the solstice June 21st and Fall begins when stores put out the Halloween decorations on July 5th. It's a conspiracy to eliminate Summer as a season entirely!
Everything's too green around here for it to be fall.
No season officially begins for me until the solstice or equinox comes to pass. My and my husband's birthdays and our dating and wedding anniversaries all fall on the first days of the four seasons. So... it matters more.
@christinewas That's kind of odd. Did you plan that? Like you met and realized you both had your birthday on a solstice and/or equinox, which clearly meant you needed to date, but then you decided to have your first date on an unused solstice or equinox? And then when you decided to get married you clearly needed to get married on the one remaining unoccupied day?
@jqubed It is odd! The first three just happened. We were born on the solstices and our relationship coincidentally become official on the first day of spring. When we were engaged, two months later, I said I needed a minimum of four months to plan a wedding. As it turned out, the first day of autumn was four months and two days later... and one of very few dates that would work for us. We liked the idea of getting married on the first day of fall before we even realized that it would complete the seasons. So, you could even argue that we didn't really do any of it intentionally.
The dates are occasionally off by a day, because the solstices and equinoxes bounce between dates. But all of our events were on the solstice/equinox of the year that they happened. I don't know if we would have otherwise celebrated our dating anniversary, but I like our unique excuse.
@christinewas That's very cool! All I've got is a summer equinox kid. He ushers in the sunshine. (dear Zod, that sounds hippy dippy)
@christinewas So when the date moves, do you celebrate on the calendar date or whatever day the solstice/equinox falls?
@jaremelz Haha! Definitely does. Hmm... I wonder what the winter version of that statement would be. I bring forth the cold, harsh days of darkness? (I'm sure our goat would love that.)
@jqubed Sometimes both. We do tend to favor the calendar dates, because that's what normal people do. We try to make an occasional effort to act like normal people.
@christinewas I always say that to my kids when we go into the public eye. "Remember to pretend we're normal."
@christinewas The best part is that you can't get divorced since there are no more days to choose. Excellent marital strategy!
@Marion14505 Yep. And it would involve letting go of three out of four seasons to celebrate. That would just be silly.
La la la la la, you're standing on my neck
I feel like there's some sort of anti-summer agenda going on lately. People keep posting in my social media timelines about bonfires and changing leaves and pumpkin everything coming soon. It's like they're trying to will summer away even faster. I want no part of that! Summer's too short as is!
@jqubed It's the pumpkin spice lobby, they get stronger every year.
@thismyusername That's why pumpkin and Oktoberfest beer was already in stores at the end of July!
@jqubed blame the Kyoto protocol
@thismyusername The (pumpkin) spice must flow.
@jqubed I'm trying to come up with a worse season than summer, and I just… I can't.
Too hot. Our lows are around the low 80s still. :(
It's not fall, until after the Minnesota state fair is over....
Mark me down for "aw, hells naw!"
It has felt like it this week but the temperature is heading back up tomorrow.
It ain't Fall until the Mercury falls.
Summer begins on the solstice June 21st and Fall begins when stores put out the Halloween decorations on July 5th. It's a conspiracy to eliminate Summer as a season entirely!