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“Metageitnion” is the ancient Greek for July and September,so I get two months instead of one.

July represents summer to me and September is the beginning of fall,when days begin to get shorter and growth begins to slow down and the temperatures start to drop.

Both months complement each other.September is a good time to start  looking  back at the long days and warmth of summer,perhaps even the dryness of summer,where the hard labour of watering plants was necessary.Eight watering cans full on my allotment from our communal water pump.

September doesn’t seem so bad,it’s time to prepare for the next  growing season’s and finish harvesting  that of  last of last year’s.

In September the schools have gone back ,so it’s time to have our annual vacation.Usually we are very lucky and the weather suits us perfectly.Even the sea water is warm due to the Gulf stream.

Still , I love the heat of July and enjoy it  sitting in my garden,sipping iced cranberry juice and sparkling water.

It’s a shame that the Ancient  Greek word representing July and September “Metageitnion” sounds like the trigger to a nuclear disaster.Still what’s in a word,it’s all Greek to me.