Ode to September
Have you noticed? It’s September. I love September, and always look forward to its arrival. Because I don’t like summer much, and I do love autumn, and then I don’t have to go back to school, so what do I care.
And since it is September – next month is October. (Seven, eight – that’s how to remember.) And at the end of October, the Dictionary comes out, and you can all rush off to the nearest Waterstones’ and buy armfuls. Yes, armfuls, I tell you – you can give them as Christmas presents. Every single person you give one to will be your friend for life – except for academic pseuds, who will be your enemy for life, so you win either way, you see. And in the meantime you can admire it or even order it here. Since it’s a new month (September, that is) I thought I’d better put the link on this page, for everyone’s convenience. I might do the same thing on October 1. It will be interesting to find out, won’t it.
Except that here in the real south (South Is, NZ) September brings spring – not that it’s noticable. Rain is persisting down and it’s cold but – next comes, yes, October, with more rain but warmer. Finally, around December, summer will arrive and the farmers will complain about drought, and I’ll bugger off to the beach.
Oh yeah – I was being a Northern Hemisphere chauvinist. Well, happy spring/autumn. And for all you folks at the Equator: happy same old thing.
September! Christmas! We haven’t even had a Summer in the UK yet!
Eh? I heard it was pretty hot there some of the time! Rainy, but hot. (Ecch.)
It’s good to know that I am reading and posting on a “leading internet cultural forum”.
:)
Never mind the bit about us being two of the UK’s leading cultural commentators.
I haven’t done any cultural commentating in my entire life!
And OB’s not British!
I know, I know – the shriek of laughter I let out when I first saw that!
And as for not British – more to the point, I’m not a leading anything! To put it mildly!
Leading cultural forum, leading commentator – what’s for lunch?
what’s for lunch?
The reviewer?