Classifications essay

Seasons are generally classified into four groups of three months each: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Winter is considered December, January, and February; spring is March, April, and May; summer is June, July, and August; fall is September, October, and November. While winter is the coolest season and generally the wettest, spring’s temperatures are more moderate with the introduction of warmer days and night. Summer, the hottest season, is generally considered the driest, although sometimes summer days and nights can be overbearingly humid, largely dependent on the part of the country you are in. While fall nights are beginning to be cooler and the days are becoming shorter, often there is no clear line of season change until migratory birds begin to show up on their trek south. The seasons, though each possessing specific characteristics, are not as often clearly defined as one season merges into the next. Sometimes throughout the United States the changes of the season are not as obvious as I have stated.
While winter days are short, cold and windy, its nights can be harsh and long with temperatures hovering around freezing and in some parts of the country falling way below. Typically, winter has frigid winds that blow continuously and in some areas a humidity level that sends a chill to the bone. Often in winter as the humidity level rises, the rain creeps in and lingers and if temperatures drop low enough turns to snow. The rain is frequent and is present off and on during this season. In the winter season the landscape presents mostly drab colors. The leaves, if still hanging on the trees, are varying colors of gray and brown with the grass to match. Occasionally one might spot an evergreen, although seeing green during the winter happens only rarely.
As the frigid rain turns into soft, warmer showers, the watering of the land starts the rebirth of a new season…spring. The days begin to lengthen and the sun warms the land bringing forth new growth to the barren wasteland. Everywhere leaves on the trees begin to bud and show up as a slight hint of green. On the ground the dead dry grass is giving way to turfs of green. The flowers sprout and begin poking up on the landscape once more promising a world full of new life and color. The cold northern wind turns into gentle southern breezes. The Earth continues to warm welcoming this new season into play.
As the Earth gets closer to the sun, the days lengthen and get hotter and summer is ushered in. The lakes and rivers which have been soaking in the warmth of the sun, are now warm again. The grass and flowers are in full bloom and growing strong. The breezes become sultry and humid, producing unbearable heat at times. Sometimes this intense humidity brings with it summer rains; sometimes the heat is dry, producing a time of drought. When there is too much of this dry heat, shallow rooted plants and flowers become scorched and wither. If a drought is severe enough it can cause scorched grass, plants, and crops turning them all brown. However, with an afternoon summer shower or two, the burned landscape can quickly begin to green and blossom again.
The transition into fall can be welcomed after a long, hot, dry summer, but it signals the beginning of the dormancy to come. As autumn approaches, the days shorten and the nights begin to be cooler. The southern winds change once again from a southerly direction to a northern one. The bouts of coolness send the foliage into their changing process for the season. The deciduous leaves begin to fade from greens to yellows and oranges and begin falling from their trees. Flowers fall off as their growing season ends and bushes growing in the yards start to lose their luster and begin to wilt. The grass starts to turn a pale green and dry out, as its growing rate slowly prepares for its hibernation.
While the four seasons have specific characteristics, the lines separating them are smudged and seldom clearly defined. Each season, while generally categorized as representing three months each—winter: December, January, February; spring: March, April, May; summer: June, July, August; fall: September, October, November—does not possess weather lines as clearly defined.
We generally classify the seasons in four groups of three months each: Winter, spring, summer, and autumn. We think of winter as December, January, and February; spring is March, April, and May; summer is June, July, and August; autumn is September, October, and November. Winter is the coolest season and generally wet; spring is more moderate with the introduction of warmer days and nights. Summer is thought of as dry, humid, and hot. Autumn’s nights are beginning to be cooler and the days are becoming shorter. The changes of the season around the United States are as obvious as I have stated them.