It must be summer because the grass is knee to waist high and the shrubs that will never be planted are dying of thirst. It must be fall because the lawn is scattered with leaves and the trees have started changing colors. It must be summer since the mosquitos are still thick. It must be fall since the pools are closed. It must be summer since we are wearing shorts. It must be fall since the children complain about the cold when they wake in the mornings.

The dogs are shedding so it must be, oh wait, my dogs shed all year long.