I have been thinking about how to break down the year into parts that are short enough to have similar weather from year to year and across the period, and the breaks along the eight days in the Wheel of the Year (Solstices, equinoxes, and their mid-points). I am leaning towards 16-divisions of about 3 weeks each:
3 weeks
7/11 Mid-early Summer
3 weeks
8/ 1 Mid Summer (Lughnasadh)
3 weeks
8/21 Mid-late Summer
3 weeks
9/23 Autumnal Equinox
3 weeks
10/12 Mid-early Fall
3 weeks
10/31 Halloween
3 weeks
11/20 Mid-late Fall
3 weeks
12/21 Winter Solstice
3 weeks
1/11 Mid-early Winter
3 weeks
2/ 2 Groundhog Day
3 weeks
2/25 Mid-late Winter (Gas Tax Day)
3 weeks
3/20 Vernal Equinox
3 weeks
4/10 Mid-early Spring (William of Ockham Day)
3 weeks
5/ 1 Beltane
3.5 weeks
5/25 Mid-late Spring (Towel Day)
3.5 weeks
6/21 Summer Solstice
Not really sure what to call the mid-mid-points.
Some of the dates are fudged (e.g., Beltane) a little to match cultural traditional dates rather than the astronomically derived date. I'm more interested in fostering some cultural resonances than being a slave to accuracy.
I think this will be useful for organizing garden tasks, planting dates, gathering statistics, grouping journal entries, seasonal menu planning, managing and planning around solar access, etc.
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