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Berrrrr Months

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My favorite months are the Ber months-

 September is fabulous because you can still get out and do fun stuff without being mummified by the Sun and the weather is iffy so you can wear sweatshirts and shorts  together which is a thing here in Washington state.

And of course there is October, which is pretty much my reason to exist:

There is November- which I love because I can celebrate Halloween and Christmas at the same time:

last but not least is lovely lovely,  December-

it’s cold, it’s dark,it snows, it’s full of ghosts and music and good things to eat and drink

Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com

Photo J.M. Moscoso

Spirite” By George Roux, 1885 .

AI Artwork by Cursejourney

 I don’t have a single favorite month- I don’t see any reason to pick one when there are three that are worth celebrating.

October Is With Me

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My favorite month of the year is any month that ends in ” Ber “

September

I like September because it is full of my promise- September is my Spring time.

September  has cool mornings and warm-ish evenings. It turns some leaves gold and red and if you have a garden your pumpkins are full and orange and ripe. On some weekends you can still sit outside and read a book or barbecue. September is a tease and it’s sort of sassy.

What are the months like me going to bring? It asks. A little pleasure, a lot of pain?

Tell me I will insist.

Not on your billy September says every single year.

October

What can I say about October?

October is my Muse, it inspires me and  when I explore cemeteries or I take my dog and my Jeep off road and I think we might be lost and it’s getting dark I don’t feel like me and Hamish are really alone because October is with us.

After all, October is with me in May, why would it not be with me on those lost roads?

Andrew Wyeth

November

Sometimes November shows up with a little snow, sometimes it shows up with a lot of rain. Sometimes the days are warm and Sunny.

November is unpredictable, its like it’s testing me, asking me- are you ready for December,  Anita?

I will always answer yes.

Are you sure? It asks again.

I don’t know, I finally confess. I don’t really know.

John Atkinson Grimshaw –

December

The dark, the snow, the cold, the ghosts- I have worked all year to make it to December. I’ve earned every glorious second December has to offer.

1911-1914 “Australasian Antarctic Expedition,”
   Australian photographer James Hurley

Brrrrrr Months

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Daily Prompt: What’s your favorite month of the year? Why?

My favorite months are the ” Ber ” months

Sebastian Luczywo
Frosty Autumn

That’s

October

( for obvious reasons)

Photo A.M. Moscoso
October 2023 This was my granddaughter’s favorite Halloween display because she loved the ‘baby’ skeleton.

November because it that sweet spot between Autumn and Winter

November Afternoon, Stapleton Park
John Atkinson Grimshaw

and

December

Artist Unknown

The ‘ber’ months are cold, they are dark and they are filled with mystery, ghosts and all of those things are touched with shades of red, gold and orange- and if we are lucky – a fine dusting of snow too.

What is there not to love about such glorious months?

Christmas Eve, 1887, (oil on canvas), Millais, John Everett (1829-96)