Winter Solstsice

[marion11111]

> Warm September brings the sheaves, 
> Bright October, fruit is here
> Cold November swirling leaves, 
> Then December, Christmas* cheer.
> 
> Not universal, maybe (for Northern latitudes, I mean), but close
> enough (though I don't recall tulips in June; I think of them as
> blooming in May). But it fits the traditional seasonal pattern as most
> people (other than those in California, Florida, or Southern Arizona
> experience them).
> 
> Carol, who thought that "sheaves" was "sheep" when she learned the
> song around age five or six
> 

Ha!  For years I thought my grandmother was singing about "bringing in the CHEESE, 
bringing in the cheese, we shall come rejoicing bringing in the cheese."

marion