We go round and round. The earth spins on its axis. The earth revolves around the sun. What little I recall from my school days tells me these are the primary factors in our "seasons". Many say that the Virgin Islands doesn't have seasons like people in the States, and I can only assume people say this because we don't get snow here. But I can emphatically tell you, we absolutely have seasons down here, and they are very noticeable to those that live here (for more than a year, at least).
The simple way to explain is we have hurricane season and non-hurricane season. But that isn't what I am talking about. See, we rarely get hit by a hurricane. It is just a time that puts us on our toes, gets us prepared, and keeps us knowing that we really don't have much control in our lives other than choosing to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world.
What I am talking about is the subtle changes we notice here each year. And this is the time of year where we see dead calm in the waters. It is like a lake out in Pilsbury Sound between St. Thomas and St. John. You can often look down from above the water and see the bottom at eighty feet. It really is incredible.
It is one of my favorite times of the year, because my little 17 foot boat could get me anywhere easily, and dry at that. It gives me lobster fever, and I take advantage of these times. It doesn't stay like this for long periods of time, but they appear for several days here and there, and you just have to be ready to go out when the time comes.
So when I think about "hurricane season", I don't think about a storm coming over from Africa and kicking our butts. I think about the flat, the calm, and the beautiful. Because we don't get days like this in the winter, and they truly are priceless.
