Monday, July 18, 2005
Canadian Summer
After the long and cold winter, and the wet, dirty and chilly spring, summer finally arrives on June 22nd officially. Early summer can be very deceptive. Sometimes the temperature may drop to single digit. The first sign of summer in Canada is that people begin wearing shorts even it is in single digit temperature. Then people are talking about camping, fishing, hunting and taking vacations. Canadians love summers partly because we have long winters. And we always complain that summers are too short. We make use of every minute in the weekends. Quite a few people have summer homes, or called cottages or camps. Cities people go to their cottages in the weekends, BBQ everynight, drinking beers, doing water sports, or just unwinding in the peace and quiet surroundings with sparkling lakes and woods.
Canada is a cold country but don't be fooled by that. Our summers can be very hot. The temperature can rise to 35C , but it usualy lasts only a week or so. With the thread of global warming, Canadian summers are getting warmer and warmer. In fact I find it too hot. As a result most of our cars and homes have air-conditioners.
In Northern Ontario, we could not swim in the lakes until early August because the lake water takes a longer time to warm up. But then the temperature will drop again in September. Canadian summers end unofficaially on the first Sunday of September. It is because schools and universities start again after the Labor day (the first Monday in September).
Summers in Canada are just beautiful with warm and clean air, green pasteurs and forests, and sparkling lakes.
Fishing is my favourite summer sport. I just enjoy the fresh water and green landscapes surrounding me, even I can not catch a small fish. Do you still remember one of Au Young Sau's articles we studied in high school? - A drunk old man does not really care for the wine but for the beauty of water and mountains surrounding him.
Canada is a cold country but don't be fooled by that. Our summers can be very hot. The temperature can rise to 35C , but it usualy lasts only a week or so. With the thread of global warming, Canadian summers are getting warmer and warmer. In fact I find it too hot. As a result most of our cars and homes have air-conditioners.
In Northern Ontario, we could not swim in the lakes until early August because the lake water takes a longer time to warm up. But then the temperature will drop again in September. Canadian summers end unofficaially on the first Sunday of September. It is because schools and universities start again after the Labor day (the first Monday in September).
Summers in Canada are just beautiful with warm and clean air, green pasteurs and forests, and sparkling lakes.
Fishing is my favourite summer sport. I just enjoy the fresh water and green landscapes surrounding me, even I can not catch a small fish. Do you still remember one of Au Young Sau's articles we studied in high school? - A drunk old man does not really care for the wine but for the beauty of water and mountains surrounding him.
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