My favourite season

There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Some people like winter, its frosts and white snow. Others like autumn for its richest colours and generous gifts. Many people like spring and awakening of Nature from its long winter sleep. As for me I like summer best of all.

The summer months are: June, July and August. The longest days of a year are in June and the warmest are in July and August.

There are a lot of things for us to do in summer. Swimming and boating, hiking and travelling are very pleasant on a fine summer day. I'm very fond of warm sunny weather when there isn't any cloud in the sky. Who will stay indoors in such weather? Everybody likes to be in the open air. Children and grown-ups have a wonderful time walking in the gardens and squares. Children are playing or cycling; grown-ups are reading and talking with each other. When the sun shines brightly and the temperature is about 25 or 30 above zero most people prefer to lie in the sun. Some like to swim and bathe in the lakes and rivers.

Summer is a very beautiful season. Everything is in blossom. There are a lot of flowers in the fields and gardens which scent the air and show different colours. At night they close their buds. All women like flowers very much and it's very pleasant to be presented with a bouquet.

There are a lot of berries and mushrooms in summer. Many people like to gather them. Summer is the busiest season for farmers. They have to gather in the new crops. They work in their fields from morning till night. The grass must be cut, and the hay must be made while the dry weather lasts.

Lots of people have their holidays in summer. Most of them go to some place to the seaside. The sun shines brightly and great lovers of fishing spend a lot of time at the rivers. They get up early in the morning and go fishing.

As a rule, the weather is warm and sunny in summer. But sometimes it rains. There can be thunderstorms with flashes of lightning and claps of thunder. Anyone caught with the rain outdoors takes shelter, otherwise he may get wet to the skin. But these rains are not so long and cold as they are in autumn. Soon the sun appears again and we can see a beautiful rainbow in the blue clear sky.

There are four seasons in a year and all of them are interesting, all seasons are good, but summer is the best.