There is exquisite beauty in the seasons of autumn and spring. There are also distinctions which allow each season to stand out on its own. During spring everyday something new is born from a beautiful flower to a buzzing bee. The plants and trees begin to wither in autumn as the days grow longer and cooler. Though, autumn and spring are similar seasons, they have many drastic differences such as climate, holidays, and changes in appearance. Spring is the giver of life and autumn takes life away. Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter.
Autumn typically starts in August and runs thru October. As the heat of summer starts to turn cooler we find ourselves beginning the beautiful season of autumn. Autumn is a slow decay into warm color. As we transcend into the season, the rain tends to be less frequent. As the nights become longer the air starts its descent into cooler temperatures. Autumn season is related with harvest and in some cultures they celebrate the harvest. Autumn has many holidays, such as Labor Day, Grand Parents Day, Patriot Day, Columbus Day, Halloween, Election Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving.
Two of my favorites are Halloween and Thanksgiving. I love to dress up and go Trick-or-Treating with my family and friends. I love to watch people bob for apples and I like caramel and candy apples. Halloween is one of my favorite Holidays. I love to eat turkey and go shopping with my family, therefore Thanksgiving is also a favorite. As the days shorten and the temperatures become crisp, the quiet green palette of summer is transformed into the vivid autumn palette of reds, oranges, golds, and browns before the leaves fall off the trees. You can find these autumn colors in parks, woodlands, the countryside, and mountains.
The color change in leaves occurs whenever deciduous trees are found, colored autumn foliage most famously noted in three regions of the world: most of Canada and the United States, Eastern Asia, and Europe. Some of the trees to look for during autumn are oaks, maples, beeches, sweet gums, yellow-poplars, dogwoods, and many others. The best time to start looking for the colors of autumn are late September to early October. Spring is one of the four temperate seasons the transition period between winter and summer. As we begin to enter spring we notice everything looks dead and lifeless.
Everything is colorless and cold. Spring warms slowly, almost like it’s awakening from a deep slumber. The hemisphere begins to warm significantly causing new plant growth to “spring forth,” giving the season its name. The rain picks up around April and the spring begins to bloom. The spring months are usually March, April, and May. Spring has some wonderful holidays, such as Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s day, and Armed Forces Day. Mardi Gras is one of my favorite spring holidays. I first learned of Mardi gras when I was in high school.
My French class talked about the King’s cake that is baked with a baby inside. The baby symbolizes Christ. I love the vibrant greens, golds, and purples of Mardi gras. I also love Easter. I am a Christian and I believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the “third day,” which is two days after Good Friday. I always get together with my family on Easter and we dress nice and take photos and spend time together. Spring time has one of the most drastic changes in appearance. The snow begins to melt, and streams swell with runoff. Frosts become less severe.
Many flowering plants bloom this time of year, continuing into early summer. Spring is seen as a time of growth, renewal, of new life (both plant and animal) being born. It seems like everything that was dead and dreary looking has been given new life. All of the trees begin to show new buds and come to life. The early spring flowers begin to bloom and everything is bursting with color. You have the Daffodil’s and Iris which tend to be well known, and you also have the Crocus, Camellia, Snowdrop, Chionodoxa, Scilla, Anemone, and many more start to bloom and share their vibrant colors.
During mid spring it’s as if the entire world is bursting with color. We have learned of the many differences and similarities between autumn and spring. I feel that both seasons have much to offer and they are both beautiful in two completely different ways. Out of the four season’s spring and autumn are by far my favorites, because the weather grows warm and then descends into the coolness, the different holidays, and the beauty in new life verses the beauty in the dying foliage. They are the most beautiful of the four seasons.
