February

Now that February has passed I think about it. 

We all know that February is the second month in the year, and is wintertime for the northern hemisphere.

 And summer time for us in the south:

(Recognize this NZ scene?)

But it looks more like this where I live.

And we all know what day the 14th is.

And who doesn't remember learning to spell it, 'But it sounds like Feb-u-ary!' 'No, Feb-ru-ary!'

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February is the shortest month and has an extra day every four years.

That will be next year!

But did you know....

February starts on the same day of the week as March and November in common years, and on the same day of the week as August in leap years. 

And ...

February ends on the same day of the week as October every year and January in common years only.

Also it is the only month that can pass without a full moon.

February is Black History Month when people in America and Canada remember the events in the history of negro people.

The Chinese New Year is on the 3rd.

Waitangi Day in New Zealand is on the 6th. That is the day the white settlers and the Maori made a treaty.

It is the month my mother and my sister were born in.

Charles Dickens was born on the 7th and so was Sir Thomas Moore and so was Mum!

International Mother Language Day is on the 21st.

It is amazing how much you learn when you write a blog post! 

Here are some Februarian quotes:

'If February give much snow

A fine summer it doth foreshow' (English proverb)

"February - what weather!
Gales, glorious sunshine,
Gouts of rain,
Widespread floods
And rainbows
Over shining hilltops
Against black clouds edged with silver"
(C Smith, February Poem 1990)

“February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March.” (Dr J R Stockton)