September

Harvesting almonds

September is a month of change.  The vacations are over and everybody is back to work and the children return to school.  For those in education, September is something akin to New Year and farmers consider autumn to be the first season of the year ,
The month is made up of thirty days, and during this time the days become equal to the nights, it being the autumnal equinox, after which the days begin to wane and the nights grow longer.  Right now the sun does not rise until seven thirty and sunset is at twenty past eight.
September is one of the nicest months in terms of weather, it being usually settled, but the sun is not quite as intense as summer with a refreshing coolness in the air in the mornings and evenings.  Maximum temperatures now are around 30ºc and by the end of the month will have fallen back to around 25ºc.
This is the time to harvest almonds and figs also ripen at this time of year.