Here in Reitoca, F.M., Honduras, we have two seasons of the year: summer and winter. There are no spring and fall as in the United States. Both summer and winter are basically the same temperature-wise, and both have days that are 12 hours and nights that are 12 hours. The difference is that summer is dry, and winter has rain in the late afternoons frequently.
Summer is from November 1 – April 30. This is the dry season, when the mountains roads are very dusty. I like to call it the “desert season.” School kids have their summer vacation in November, December, and January.
Winter is from May 1 – October 31. In this season, the rains make the land totally green, and this is time when our two growing seasons take place for the main crops such as corn and beans. It’s a good time to plant trees.
In the above photo, Juan Cabrera, the mayordomo (chief) of the Holy Cross campus where I live in Reitoca, is planting a mango tree on May 18. Now, the Holy Cross campus has trees that are providing, or will provide, almonds, bananas, coconuts, mangos, papayas, and lemons.