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The dog roses are blooming, so summer has officially begun.
I’ve learnt over the years to formulate my own seasons. Rather than consult the calendar, I instead watch the life around me. Closely monitoring the wildlife that I’m most familiar with, until they give me the cue that the season has, in fact, shifted.