Summer Is Waning & I Distinctly Feel It

i went to the pool today as it was blast-furnace hot. the water was warm, like a bath and not really refreshing. as i sat and watched the birds, i got that feeling. the feeling that summer is slipping away. even though it feels like a oven outside, i notice the little signs. the ones that are the early indicators that summer has maybe a month left. and then, fall will be here.

i know the adorable one is rejoicing the return of football (and yes, i'm excited too), chili, chicken bog, roasted sandwiches, etc., i am nowhere near ready. because once summer is over, really over, all people really are thinking about is one thing--the holidays. which creep up on us faster and faster.

and i'm not trying to be doom an gloom here, but if the merchandisers could get away with it, all that christmas shit would already be on the shelves. it's bad enough when they put it out in september. sheesh!

i'm getting old enough to where i don't want to wish away the time. i don't want the summer to end just so football can begin. i don't want to watch the leaves fall off the trees, the days grow shorter, and the wind crisper (although a break from this heat would be swell).

this part of the year is always hard for me as we're sitting on the edge of where we start to lose light. but nobody wants to talk about it. i just want to hold onto the sunshine. is that so bad?