vespertine - adjective - relating to, or occurring, or active in the evening (Google)
I came across vespertine while reading an article about the classic American short story writer O. Henry (William Porter) in The New Yorker. Ostensibly, he enjoyed using "arcane" words, vespertine being one of them. The word comes from the Latin vesper, meaning "evening." I recalled that a vesper is a church service conducted in the evening. I have no idea how O. Henry used vespertine, but he most likely included it to enhance a degree of irony in a plot as he was famous for that sort of thing.
Since it is the weekend of July 4th, fireworks displays can be considered verspertine activities since they are launched in the evenings. This evening before sundown, I'll be playing golf with Jack and Jive, my bachelor buddies who tend to enjoy vespertine pastimes. In fact, quite a few people I know seem to be vespertine creatures in that they wake up and start smelling the roses in the evening just before dark. Yes, they are more nocturnal, I suppose. I, too, seem to have more energy around six o'clock. How about you?
Whether or not you thrive in the morning, afternoon or evening, enjoy whatever it is that floats your boat today before you have to return to work tomorrow.
Cheers to all!
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