We know summer reached the UK last week, but this weekend summer has made it over to Canada after a long and ardous flight, which got delayed on several occations. Everyone waited patiently though and flocked to the beaches today and yesterday to welcome summer and all that she brings. The pretty people have been stripping off until they go red, and then putting all their clothes back on again. I expect this is how summer was welcomed last week in the UK too. It's a kind of ritual I think. Another related ritual to welcome summer is that everyone jumps in their cars to head to the (delete as appropriate) beach/ park/ lake/ ocean/ Sainsburys. This causes everyone to sit in their cars, close to the beach/ lake/ park going nowhere for long periods of time while others lie on the grass nearby under the false pretence that they're 'at one' with nature when in fact they're breathing in the fumes of (in North America especially where cars are about half as efficient as in Europe) the SUVs, trucks and occasional hummer.
Ah yes, summer has arrived!
I was not aware that seasons had a gender!
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