Season What?

Each morning that I drive home I see more of the trees getting their Autumn hues. Not to mention deer with Fall coats and full antlers. It's a bit disconcerting considering it's still August! Although, I think for the deer it might be good because they'll be antler-less for hunting season and therefore less likely to be hunted.

This got me to thinking about an article I recently read by a local naturalist. The gist of the article is that for the past 10 years or so the seasons have been changing about 3 weeks early. That's not a shock to those of us that experienced the "Great Snows of October 09". The past 12 months have exemplified what the naturalist was writing about. To put it in a short term perspective, May had the nice weather normally associated with June. July had the typical August heat and August has already been hinting as Septembers trademarks.

But don't fret about global warming or end of the world crap, according to the naturalist this is all part of a greater cycle that happens every so many decades. Comforting thought as I dig out my snow shoes... just in case.