Last Golden Taste of Summer

"Summer's gone... it's winter's fault my summer went away..." - Gaelic Storm

Summer's not completely over of course. I'm sure we'll still have some warm days, and even some downright muggy ones. The calendar doesn't even put the end of summer until September 21. But this golden sunset hour in the park on Saturday felt like the end of summer.

Next week, both kids are on a full time band and football schedule. I start back to work on Wednesday. The lazy, golden days of summer are winding up, whatever the calendar says.

No more wearing pajamas until noon if we want to. Only a few more days of the waterpark at Dorney. No more vacations, or family vacationing at our house. Staying up until all hours needs to end, or getting up at 5AM isn't going to start. It's dark by 8:30. School clothes are piled in bedrooms. A flock of over eager migratory geese flew overhead at Dorney on Sunday. We're cleaning up the Sunday School rooms for Rally Day.

Summer's definitely on the way out. But that's okay - only 292 days until summer vacation!