Last of Summer

Summer is officially over and fall has taken over in a big way, from the school buses on the road to the crisp weather. The stores are full of Halloween stuff as if September doesn't even exist. The chipmunk is digging a new hole and apparently fortifying for the winter. I was hoping for an Indian Summer but have resigned myself to an early Fall and cold Winter.

Our garden is shutting down, the sunflowers are now basically reduced to bird food except for a few late bloomers. The deer have stolen the last of the tomatoes and the one hope of a pepper. The inflatable pool is slowly creeping towards the neighbor's yard and asking to be deflated. Feels like time to batten down the hatches and get ready for indoor living. We still have pumpkin picking, a hayride and jumping in leaves to look forward to but the days are getting shorter. That's the hardest part losing the summer light. Goodbye summer, we loved you.