In my sci fi reading of late, I ran across a bleak future (aren’t they all?) piece set in the post warming era. Told in the first person, the main character recalls a time when the seasons changed noticeably and went on to explain that there were seasons still but they were more like variations of the same theme. Low summer. Mid summer. High summer.

A couple of weeks ago my favorite time of the summer – of the year here really – announced its arrival with the yellowing of the canola fields.

To an Iowa girl, summer is corn and soybeans. Greens.

But here in Alberta we have canola fields that slowly yellow. The color spreads and darkens until one awakes to find oneself surrounded by undulating carpets of deep glowing flowers, spreading out in all directions.

Off the Josephburg Road

So, today’s meme is to describe or show your favorite time of year. Here or link back.