Well, here we are in August — famous for the “dog days” and what most people consider to be the last month of summer. I grew up in a farming community and the farmers always said that August was a time to reap what you’ve sown. I suppose that’s true — a lot of crops around here have been or are being harvested this time of year.
Summer is a time to try to keep up with lawn mowing — something that seems to get harder for me every year, but August also contributes to the outdoor work by encouraging weeds to grow. Back in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, August was called Weod Monath. That translates to “weed month,” and it’s literally true — I just read that in this month weeds and other plants grow the fastest (in the northern hemisphere.)
Other than apparently providing just the right conditions for weeds, the month is a little bit unique in that in a standard year, there is no other month that begins on the same day of the week as August. In a leap year, August begins on the same day of the week as February. Now if that doesn’t prepare you for Jeopardy, I don’t know what will.
Anyhow, enjoy the rest of the summer…..
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