Seasons: bullied by crows
Self-tutoring about living in late spring: the tutor shares an experience. When I need a car in the day, I drive my wife to work then borrow hers. Later, I return her car at her workplace, then walk back home. …
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Seasons: first day of spring, 2022 (from one point of view)
Self-tutoring about seasons and the weather: the tutor welcomes spring 2022 If you search up “first day of spring” on this site, you’ll find numerous posts about it. My definition of first day of spring you’ll find here. It’s motivated …
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Weather and seasons: frost today?
Self-tutoring about weather and seasons: the tutor mentions a surprising event. Normally, in our family, I’m the first up in the morning. Lying awake, around 6:20am, I heard no crickets. I speculated the overnight temp must have been low enough …
Design: fall colours
Self-tutoring about fall colours: the tutor celebrates Fall 2019 Fall2019:) As a kid, earth tones weren’t my favourites. They seemed mundane, even tired. Blue, red, and green were cold and clean, untouched by the mess of everyday life. Now, I …
Seasons: first day of Spring, 2019
Self-tutoring about weather and seasons: the tutor makes an annual report. Back in my post on January 26, 2015, I define the first day of spring as the year’s first sunny day with positive double digit temperature. Since then I’ve …
Seasons, lifestyle: first day of spring 2018
Tutoring, you watch a year’s progress and notice season changes. The tutor gives his annual reflection about the start of spring. In my post back on January 26, 2015, I define the first day of spring as the first day …
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Lifestyle: start of summer, 2017
Tutoring, you observe how people’s lifestyle and attitudes change along with the weather. The tutor reflects on the coming of summer, 2017. To a Canadian, seasons may not begin according to the designated times on the calendar. In my January …
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Lifestyle: First day of spring, 2017
Tutoring, you notice how the seasons affect people. Back in my Jan 26, 2015 post, I explained my personal definition of the first day of spring: the first sunny day with temperature 10°C or higher. It happened on January 25 …
Lifestyle and seasons: cross quarter days: August 5
The tutor discusses the meaning surrounding the cross quarter day August 5. I’ve written a couple of posts about cross quarter days (see here and here): they’re days at mid-season, rather than season boundaries. Often, a celebration is at or …
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Spreadsheets: When is Easter?
The tutor points out how a spreadsheet can show holiday awareness. Most holidays, such as Valentine’s Day, Halloween, or Christmas, happen on a set date. However, Easter is different. As a child, I overheard it’s the Sunday after the first …