June 1 - 2021 - The Favourite Month - But Where?

 

And so our favourite months begin at this point where we move from Spring to Summer.  June is distinguished as the month of roses, one of the most beloved flowers throughout all history.  It brings consistent warmer temperatures here in Canada.  That isn't the case all over the world.  There are many different experiences of the favourite month(s). Considering the northernmost countries like Norway, the favourite months would be July and August.  Wouldn't that make sense - the daylight is 16 - 19 hours in Oslo and the average temperature is 10 to 20 degrees Celsius.  In Britain, they don't seem to have rated their favourite months by formal surveys.  But they do list their top events - June is by far the most festivals. There is everything from Royal Ascot, to Wimbledon Tennis, the Cotswold Olympicks - which includes shin kicking, and the Meltdown Festival.  I would think the Northern Hemisphere has a similar pattern of favourite and least favourite months. In India where there are 3 seasons - March to May is summer, June to September is Monsoon, and winter is October to March.  The dry months from October to April are considered the best in India.  Who would think the seasons could be so different?  Australia? September and October are their spring months with sunny days and cool nights, and Jacarandas in bloom. They have summer from December to February, Autumn from March to May, Winter from June to August, and Spring from September to November. Then they consider the wet season from November to April and the dry season from May to October in the north of the continent. South America, has summer from November to February and winter from June to August.  Peru has a rainy season from January to March. So the driest months are considered the best - May to October. July and August are considered tourist season. But then Peru is a narrow, long country and there is coastal weather vs inland weather.   Chile is even longer than Peru - it has seven major climatic subtypes.  It would be difficult to ask Chileans their favourite month.  When did we start to wonder about our favourite season and take polls and surveys?  My guess is that we started asking social preference questions is the 20th century with the rise of consumerism.  What do you think? This is one of my favourite garden pictures  - taken many years ago. It is the trellis decoration on the wall at Frank Kershaw's - providing a beautiful background for his woodland garden.

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Feb 18 2021 - About February

 

I've missed a lot of dates in February already.   We can catch up on all the monthly long "unique holidays".  What are they? American Heart Month An Affair to Remember Month Black History Month Canned Food Month Creative Romance Month Great American Pie Month National Bird Feeding Month National Cherry Month National Children’s Dental Health Month National Grapefruit Month National Weddings Month Spunky Old Broads Month Did you know that Valentine's Day and National Organ Donor Day are celebrated on the same day?  We haven't missed the next chocolate holiday after Valentine's Day - it is today National Chocolate Mint Day.  Is this a month we make fun of?  It seems to be that way. What month is the best month to tell a lie? …. Fib -ruary What is a ghost’s favorite month?… Feb – BOO – uary. What month is the Jake Paul’s favorite? …. Feb – BRO – ary! I can't wait for Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (2/22/22.  We can call it... 2's day Two images I worked on yesterday are from Charles Daley Park a few years ago - overlooking the lake, and looking into Charles Daley Park through rain on the windshield. Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

Feb 1 2020 - On to the Chocolate Month

How about 650 not sure synonyms.  That's a lot of expressions for being vague.  In the same thesaurus - The Power Thesaurus, there are 5,475 synonyms for sure.  But if we go to Thesaurus.com there are about 30 synonyms for not sure, and then about 45 for sure.  Perhaps the difference has to do with the many meanings of sure. Here we are at the first day of February and the things to do in this month divide drastically between embracing our landscape of snow and escaping the same landscape; Party in Quebec City for the Winter Festival or Go South to the beach.  The beach option includes the family favourite: go to a Disney Theme Park.  I am intrigued with the Pandora Park based on the Avatar movie.  It is in the Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando.  This is interesting because Disney prides itself on its landscapes and plant material.  We went a few years ago just to see the landscaping, and I was impressed.  The promotional pictures look like they've succeed again. "What we’re trying to do on Pandora is transport our guests to another planet,” says Zsolt Hormay, Vice President of Creative at Walt Disney Imagineering. “We had to find species that looked like Pandoran plants,” he says. The creative team traveled to Hawaii’s Oahu island to research rainforest plants as well as China’s Zhangjiajie National Forest Park to research the mountains that inspired Avatar’s floating Hallelujah Mountains." So let's go back to sure vs not sure.  What percentage of Canadians take a winter vs a beach vacation in the winter months?  Expedia says that over 50% of Canadians take a beach vacation in the winter.   Seems like the two pictures below tell the story:  An invitation to stroll through paradise vs a snow-filled yard viewed from inside. I guess that's where the chocolate comes in this month.  Even if you take a beach vacation, there's the return to the winter landscape, where chocolate is on tap.

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