Ambivalence over the name of the third season
Ambivalence over the name of the third season
Autumn Leaves
Ambivalence over the name of the third season of the year reflects its status as a relatively new concept.
As natural as it seems today, people haven't always thought of the year in terms of four seasons.
Fifteen hundred years ago, the Anglo-Saxons marked the passage of time with just one season:
winter, a concept considered equivalent to hardship or adversity that metaphorically represented the year in its entirety.
For example, in the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," the title character rescues a kingdom that had been terrorized by a monster for "12 winters."
Source: Live Science Autumn
Paris is a city of flâneurs
Autumn Leaves
Paris is a city of flâneurs, people who stroll, meander, get a little lost, but along the way discover small treasures.
It is a city to be walked, slowly.
A city to be enjoyed by sitting on a terrace of a café, sipping a coffee, a hot chocolate or a glass of champagne, and watching the people go past.
Source: TravelAway
