Excellent response.  My chuckle for the day.  Thanks a lot.  Alice Piech,
daughter-in-law of the Tall One.
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> >    The question is about the origin of season names. I understand
Spring---when things spring up from the ground; and Fall, when things fall
from the trees. But what is the origin of Summer, Winter, and Autumn?
>
> Summer-contraction of some more.  "If I go collecting now, I might find
sum mer shells."
> Winter-contraction of when to.  "I wonder win ter go collect shells when
it will be cooler outside."
> Spring-a place to look for hydrobiids, sphaeriids, etc.
> Fall-what you don't wan't to do because you might break your shells
> Autumn-contraction of a way to carry shells and collectors.  "I might as
well drive to the beach in my autumnmobile, since it still smells like low
tide from the last trip."
>
>
>     Dr. David Campbell
>     Old Seashells
>     University of Alabama
>     Biodiversity & Systematics
>     Dept. Biological Sciences
>     Box 870345
>     Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0345 USA
>     [log in to unmask]
>
> That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted
Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at
Droitgate Spa
>
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