summer's ending
It is interesting, as a child, school starting meant summer ending. School meant the end of unstructured time. We were latch-key kids, so in summer, we didn't go to camp or anything, but we did have hours to wander, pick blackberries, read, play games, and even go to the pool(when we moved in 5th grade)... Even still, I always loved the return to school, because I liked the learning, reading, art classes and friends.
Over 20 years later(and many years where summer often meant working a lot before school started) I have returned to an awareness of summer, and summer's ending. Now that we spend so much of our summer outside, eating, sitting with friends, etc. I am being dragged to the 'end of summer' quite unwillingly. Add to that my pregnancy, and that my most comfortable time of day is spent in the pool(talk about a return to how your body normally feels, not heavy) and I am even more wistful.
Last night was a lebanese potluck at our group of tables, there was a band playing and lots of good conversation to be had. Later: a fire on one part of the grounds and the movie "spirited away" on the other side.
Clove and I enter fall saying we'll be outside as much, but usually manage only 1 night every 2 weeks to have people over and go outside and watch the bats fly and the moon rise. Alas.
Over 20 years later(and many years where summer often meant working a lot before school started) I have returned to an awareness of summer, and summer's ending. Now that we spend so much of our summer outside, eating, sitting with friends, etc. I am being dragged to the 'end of summer' quite unwillingly. Add to that my pregnancy, and that my most comfortable time of day is spent in the pool(talk about a return to how your body normally feels, not heavy) and I am even more wistful.
Last night was a lebanese potluck at our group of tables, there was a band playing and lots of good conversation to be had. Later: a fire on one part of the grounds and the movie "spirited away" on the other side.
Clove and I enter fall saying we'll be outside as much, but usually manage only 1 night every 2 weeks to have people over and go outside and watch the bats fly and the moon rise. Alas.