seasons-meme

Tell us what you like/dislike about the four seasons.

Spring
like: The first signs of green. The days growing longer. Easter. The warmth of the sun returning. Brunnenkresse (Nasturtium officinale(is?), some kind of water cress. The first edible green that really grows this year)
dislike: Carneval! (I mean grown-up carneval. Kid’s carneval is sweet.) I sincerely dislike everyone getting drunk, eating fat Krapfen (something close to donuts, only bigger and without the yummy sugar-coating that makes donuts tolerable) and dressing up in odd, ugly ways. Most people don’t go for interesting costumes in Austria. They prefer something silly/funny like wearing fake-beards, silly-spectacles, very short skirts or too huge trousers and strange hair-colours. Oh, and people like to try for trasvestie (especially men who like to make fun of trasvestites or gays or women).

Summer:
like: Summernights (they have a special smell and I love it when the wind blows a little chill into this warmth). The crop in the fields (another perfect smell). The smell of the grass-meadows in the alps, the herbs and flowers in the sun (Summer seems to be smell-season for me.). Swimming. Light food that tastes refreshing. Gathering mushrooms. Not feeling cold anymore, not having to heat the house anymore. Dressing the kids takes little time.
dislike: mosquitos. Really hot summer nights where you can’t find any sleep because the heat is killing you (Luckily we didn’t have any this season). Being in the city in summer.

Fall:
like: I think fall is the best season to be properly dressed (You can wear skirts and look classy, you can wear your jacket/coat open on sunny days etc – why is it that closed coats always look far less froody than open ones?). I also like the lights and the colours (like the trees getting yellow, orange, red and brown). I especially like the part of the season when summer turns autumnish.
dislike: When the rain goes on forever (one day of autumn rain is beautiful. Two weeks of autumn rain just suck).

Winter:
like: the first snow. The blistering cold days with perfect blue skys and sunlight. Skiing. The heat of a cockle stove. Christmas (I’m a sucker for Christmas. I love the advent days with this hopeful waiting, I love the wonderful Christmas tree and of course making presents for my kids. I even like handicrafts and baking – but only for Christmas. I even like mass before Christmas).
silike: When there is still no sign of spring in February. Having to wear a cap (bye-bye, hair-do). Freezing (which I do thw whole winter, whatever I wear.)