Season by Season Blog
Summer Stock Theater
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate. . ."
These are the opening lines of Shakespeare's 18th Sonnet, one of his most famous. The comparison to a summer's day is less favorable during a heatwave, I think. It's not hard to be lovelier and more temperate than a day with triple-digit heat!
When to Plant a Tree?
This episode on Season by Season we're talking about Grain Rain, the season in the traditional almanac when rainfall helps the growth of crops. Grain Rainis the last solar term of spring, but here in sunny California, it already feels like summer. Rather than rain, April brings with it blue skies and some of the most pleasant weather of the year.