We have been here almost a year and have experienced the seasons - finally - after growing up in California and Hawaii where the weather is always great but always pretty much the same!!!
We arrived in July with GREEN everywhere - trees and bushes loaded with lovely green leaves providing much needed shade for the heat of summer.
Fall started slowly with a hint of yellow here and there until finally the explosive reds and oranges turned to brown and littered the streets and sidewalks. We have laws requiring folks to collect and dispose of their leaves for the safely and comfort of all!
Winter was slow to arrive but by the time it did - everything = trees, bushes, lawns, forests went into hibernation, appearing dead and lifeless and sometimes covered with ice or snow.
Now it is spring time and all those dead looking trees are covered with buds, blossoms or new bright tiny green leaves. It is getting warmer but still raining quite a bit to provide exactly what is needed for the new growth everywhere.
It will soon be summer and so it goes......
Gabi
