September good:
- Weather is still generally summer-like (today’s forecast high is 29C, which is a whopping 7 degrees higher than the average), but more comfy (except for today).
- That more comfy weather is ideal for running.
- My birthday, yay! I have always maintained that having a birthday is better than the alternative.
- I don’t have to return to school.
- Two stat holidays if you work for someone else.
- Some of the leaves start to turn and look all pretty up in the hizzy.
- School supplies are on sale. I don’t need them but whenever I see big displays of pens, paper, binders and notepads, I always want to buy one of everything.
September bad:
- Days get noticeably shorter. The sun is already setting before 8 p.m.
- In a weird way, I kind of miss the start of school. But I’m referencing when you’re still a little kid, and starting a new school year is an adventure, and a year feels like it stretches out forever.
- We officially move from summer (my favourite season, I don’t care what the haters say!) to fall, which starts out fine and ends with skeletal trees, a few hours of daylight, and everything gray and soaked with rain.
- Pumpkin spice becomes inescapable.
- Christmas stuff starts to appear.
