Summer, Come Back!
Days are getting shorter now we're past the midway mark of August. It's almost a quarter past ten and the sky is a gradient of blue, navy up above and turquois at the horizon. Back in June the sun would be just touching the horizon at this hour. Already the night is turning cool. A month ago you could still feel the heat of the day at this hour. Now it's cool enough to put on a sweater to sit outside under the yellow glow of the streetlight. A little later on I'll start to close windows to avoid having a chill breeze settle over me as I try to sleep. The blanket on the bed is welcome now and some nights I'm thinking of piling on another one. Today was a beautiful day, but the past couple of weeks have been cool and rainy. The house hasn't accumulated as much heat as usual this year. In the morning the sun comes up later and makes it harder to get up earlier. In June the sky was light around six. Now at seven it's still grey. I feel sleepier later in th...