Esta Es Mi Vida

So here I was thinking to myself “Fall what a beautiful time of the year, right before my Favortire season. The crisp snap in the air, cool humidity free afternoons, football games, the leaves turning color…..” And that’s where I stop. Apparently since we haven’t had rain in the past, oh 21 days as well as it’s been a “dry summer” the tree’s around the DC metro area look like utter crap. They are still green, by now they should be in the peak or near peak stages and to be honest it’s a big let down that they aren’t.

Examples of what we SHOULD be seeing:

According to the Virginia Fall Foliage Report and Maryland Department of Natural Resources, we are right around peak time, which is utter BS because we are at the very least 2.5wks late on this “peak” season they keep mentioning. Even the local weathermen are blaming it on the lack of rain (even though left overs from a damn hurricane cam thru a dumped a few gallons on us recently) saying that it will be late Oct early Nov before we start to see the gorgeous colors we are use to.

I know to most it’s not a big deal and probably think it’s trivial but to someone that very much enjoys natures most colorful and appealing display it’s a very big deal, and frankly i’m quite disappointed. Last year this time the colors were near past peak and now 3/4’s of the tree’s not located 45 miles out of the city are still green….an ugly brown green I might add. So hopefully we’ll see some change to the pending storms that will hit this weekend, and this time next week i’ll be able to enjoy the scenic route home with all of the proper emerging colors.

B.Price

It’s smack dab in the middle of April, and officially Spring Time! How do I know this you might ask? Well last week it got to over 70 degrees here for the first time in…oh about 180 days. When I walk outside to my car every morning (parked in the garage or not) theres a fresh coat, sometimes two, of pollen on the paint. The birds are chirping and singing me awake every morning should I leave my window open at night….these same birds are also doing bombing runs on my car whenever they feel like it.

Children are running around outside, playing, yelling, chasing, screaming at one another. Which is of course training that they will need much later on in life when working in corporate America, interacting with the opposite sex, operating a motor vehicle on major roads, and resolving their disputes with one-another.

Tourist are flocking to my city in drodes from all the corners of the earth to see some tree’s that originated from Japan….unbenounce to most, these tree’s can be found all over the DC metro area, and are common enough to find planted and growing in many residential neighborhoods (we had one in our front yard). These are the same tourist that can’t obey/read the traffic signs flashing at them in bright orange and white pigmentations, indicating when and when not to cross the road….a road in which automobiles in excess of two tons are using.

Ah….yes, good ole Spring time in DC

We (in the DC Metro area) were robbed of what arguably feels like one of the best seasons that we have here.

Fall, Summer, not even Spring can hold a match to Winter. Let me explain why.

Spring - Pros: all the birds are out, march madness, the mornings are short and sweet with the crisp of the mornings dew in the air, flowers are in full bloom, the nights are crisp and cool, no humidity, everything being new and fresh.

Cons: Allergies, nats, bugs emerging, animals mating in random places, cutting grass, ragweed, complete and utter lack of holidays, thunder storms, pollen, yard work, overlap of cold/warm weather & day light savings time (lose an hour).

Summer - Pros: warm days, less clothing, sunshine, beaches, tops down, cookouts, hot summer nights, parties, caramel tans, tank tops, ballin’ on the black top, no school & of course summertime

Cons: HEAT; stoke & wave, humidity, drought, less clothing, it’s hot, sunburn, tourists, demand for A/C, drain on power/power consumption, lack of rain, enormous amounts of traffic, open toed shoes (busted feet), & less clothing.

Fall - Pros: foliage, the emergence of leather weather, basketball, the colors of fall, re-emergence of work holidays, octoberfest, cool break from summer’s fury, the re-start of man sports

Cons: Dead (brown) leaves everywhere, wet leaves on the road, allergies, unpredictable weather, & day light savings time

Winter - Pros: man sports playoffs, holiday parties, turkey, s n o w, fires in the fireplace, holidays, bundling up, soft blankets, hot chocolate, getting close/cuddling with that special someone, CHRISTMAS, holiday movies, thanksgiving, sledding, the “spirit of the season”, getting snowed in, religious celebrations, snowball fights/battles, open fires, highest concentration of federal holidays & family gatherings

Cons: Snow, shoveling, ice, blizzards, increased number of car accidents, wind chills, & bitter cold

Clearly the season of Fall is right on the heels of Winter, but there’s really no comparison for Winter v Summer/Spring because the weight of the pro’s clearly trump the weight of the con’s when doing the comparison. I do welcome comments and others input. I’m also well aware that I will probably stand alone in this assessment that i’ve made, as well as I do realizes the many advantages and benefits of the warmer months. Even with that said, i hands down enjoy winter the most.

Winter @ the White House

Winter @ WWII Memorial

Spring @ the Tidal Basin

Summer at the Smithsonian

Fall on the National Mall

Monument/Mall during Fall