Micro-Seasons Four, Five and Six

The sun sleeps in and lights the flames of the maples

It struck me as somewhat ironic that I have undertaken the task of identifying the distinct micro-seasons of this slice of the Pacific Northwest I call home while daily, report after report of unusual and surprising weather events are released. Some of them distinct and harsh enough to be termed, ‘catastrophic'. Take Otis¹ for example. That storm seem…