If you could delete one season from the year forever, which would go — and what would you replace it with?

B Natural answer

If I could erase one season, I’d remove winter and replace it with a long, gentle shoulder season. Winter has a few nice moments, but most of the time it gives me the endless gray days, slippery sidewalks, and bills that go up because everyone is blasting the heat. What I’d want instead is a long, mild autumn that lasts from January to December. Not too hot, not too cold, just comfortable enough for a sweater and a walk. I think people would be calmer too. There’s something better about meeting friends outside, having coffee on a terrace, and not worrying about frost. I’d even keep a little wind, just to make it feel alive. But I would definitely replace the heavy, gloomy part of winter with something that feels open and easy, the kind of weather that makes you want to leave the house instead of hiding in it.

Key phrases in this answer

• the endless gray days — many dull days with little sun“The endless gray days can really affect my mood.”
• a long, mild autumn — a fall season that lasts and stays comfortable“My ideal year has a long, mild autumn.”
• leave the house instead of hiding in it — go out rather than stay home to avoid bad weather“Good weather makes me want to leave the house instead of hiding in it.”
• dark, freezing mornings — very cold mornings with little light“I dread dark, freezing mornings in January.”
• stretch out spring — make spring last longer“I wish we could stretch out spring all year.”
• burning-hot afternoons — very hot afternoons“Burning-hot afternoons make it hard to focus.”