So it’s November 6, 2016, and Daylight Savings Time has ended. We “got” an extra hour of sleep, except the children still woke up at the same time. It is at least gratifying to say we got up an hour earlier, thanks to the time change.
You are Now Entering the Standard Time Zone
Something about going back on Standard Time got to Mom, though. She started talking this morning about how winter is here now and it’s cold and drab outside. I gave her a puzzled look and suggested she look at the grass outside. It’s still green and thick. In fact, the temperature is about 65 degrees, and the high should hit the lower 70s.
Spontaneously, we began singing to the tune of “Frere Jacques“:
Where is winter?
Where is winter?
I don’t know.
I don’t know.
All the grass is still green.
All the grass is still green.
I must mow.
I must mow.
How About that Grass?
Actually, it isn’t the temperature so much that is unusual (it is usually colder than this, but not by a whole lot). What is strange is that the grass didn’t get scorched this summer as it usually does. As a result of the relatively mild summer, I have had to continue mowing well into the late fall.
The trees are confused, too. Still lots of green foliage. Although, it isn’t that unusual not to get much if any fall color in this part of the country. The leaves sometimes just go from green to brown to on the ground. But usually, they’re mostly on the ground by this point.
Consensus: Man-Made Time Change
It is obvious, therefore, that all the vegetation has gone berserk. This erotic plant behavior is unquestionably the result of man-made time change. For me, I guess this means I’ll just have to keep mowing. You can draw your own conclusions (well, as long as they don’t contradict “settled science”).