Good bye, August

As Imke made her way outside for her last set of rounds for the night, I decided to follow her and enjoy a little time on the patio.  I love the scents, sounds, and sights of summer nights and we have far too few of those left this year.  I love to go out and sit in my yard and look up at the night sky; the moon, the stars, and the darkness give me a great sense of peace.  Add to it the sounds of the tree frogs, katydids, and crickets and it's like a night at the symphony.  I just love it.

But as I sat out there tonight, I noticed that there were things missing...the warmth of a summer evening and the flickering of the lightning bugs are gone. I know there may still be a few warm evenings, but we are entering the portion of Summer that makes me sad.  The flowers begin to fade and the trees begin to turn to shades of orange, red, and yellow.   My world of green will soon leave and bring with it cold nights and sweatshirt.  Fall is definitely in the air.

I can't believe it's the final night of August.  With September comes the end of Summer...the end of shorts and t-shirts and flip flops, the end of swimming and of driving around with the windows down and the top off of the Jeep.  I'm really not a fan of Septemeber, never have been.  I always just wish we could have a few more weeks of August.

But thankfully we have one more weekend...the unofficial end of Summer to look forward to-a few more days to soak in the sun and stick our toes in the sand and maybe even take a dip in Superior.  I will get a few more nights of gazing up at the stars and listening to the nighttime symphony that surrounds us.  Although I'll always want more because, for me, Summer is never long enough.