Now, David, tsk, tsk...how could you forget the "Versatile" option. ;) :D
Seriously, I love the seasons when they come and am usually eager to be on to the next one!
Winter - skiing, hottubscocoa ::), fireplaces, snowmen, short days, more sleep time
Spring - planting, new life, preparing, longer days, the first hike of the year, fresh air
Summer - iced tea, beach or lake time, fireflies, late sunsets, more photons for the mood
Autumn - harvest, fresh vegetables, home-grown tomatoes, colorful leaves, smell of burning leaves
This makes me wonder how I'm going to handle living somewhere without distinct seasons... :-\
Are you getting ready to up and move somewhere else Lynne?
I always figured I would probably move to Florida after Dad is gone. I've lived there before and I liked it. :)
I've had San Diego on my brain for quite awhile; most of my Boston friends have moved to the left coast. I've been in my current job for 8 years - 2 years too long - so a career move is overdue. I sold our house late last year.
But...moving Mom will not be trivial. I like the team of doctors I've built here - that was no small job. And I'm terrified of screwing up.
So, for now, I'm just thinking on it.
I completely sympathize with you Lynne and I know EXACTLY what you are going through. I've decided to wait until my Dad is gone before I move. I just can't leave him. My sister just moved out to Colorado, and I'm pretty much all he has left. And he won't leave Indiana. I've tried to convince him, but I have failed.
I like the concept of spring and that would be my favorite season, although here in New England, I have come to accept that spring is more or less non-existent. We have mud, mud, mud for weeks, dreary rain, and then all of a sudden, it will be 95 degrees.
I guess it depends on where you live.
I love autumn. It cools down and there is the anticipation of the holiday season to come...
Spring brings me horrible allergies, summer is ungodly hot in these parts, winter is bland and blah and kinda sorta gets cold-ish. This week is a fine example. Right now, as I sit and type, it's humid, dewpoint is heavy and it's raining off and on. I had my balcony door open to air out my apartment because the temperature is 60 degrees F. Tomorrow, a cold front is coming through and the highest it will get will be 45 degrees F. According to the long-term prediction, this 'cold winter weather' will last approximately 4 days, then the temperature will zap back up to 60s and 70s.
So much for winter. :P
When I read that it reminded me of when I lived in Fort Lauderdale. I LOVED opening up the terrace door, or opening the windows in the lanai and letting the fresh air roll into the house. We had a Jacaranda tree in our side yard next to the bedroom, and I always loved the scent of it drifting into the house.
<David looks out his window and sees the blizzard raging outside>
I miss Florida. :(