Summer Bummer

. . . I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days. ... - Thoreau

image: pinterest

as a cold-hearted, fat-bottomed autumn was being ushered in to take its seat

the sheer curtains danced a culminating pirouette against the peeling paint of the window frame

the last ballet of summer

what a bummer

Author's Note

"In summer we live out of doors, and have only impulses and feelings, which are all for action, and must wait commonly for the stillness and longer nights of autumn and winter before any thought will subside; we are sensible that behind the rustling leaves, and the stacks of grain, and the bare clusters of the grape, there is the field of a wholly new life, which no man has lived; that even this earth was made for more mysterious and nobler inhabitants than men and women. In the hues of October sunsets, we see the portals to other mansions than those which we occupy." - Thoreau

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I can feel the push-and-pull between autumn & summer right now. Nights belong to autumn, while afternoons still toasting up the big summer heat. Your photo of curtains & how you write about it is a brilliant capture (((HUGS)))

[Pete]

exactly, i can feel it too. i know because my asthma has been acting up. the squirrels in the park are also scavenging more amidst some leaves that have already fallen early. what a rainy summer - more than made up for last year's drought ... :)

[barleygirl]

Speaking of drought, which is ongoing here, for a few years the birds pecked my garden down to nothing, esp broccoli & lettuce. This year it did not happen.This is why I think it is. Those other years, the birds were eating greens (unsual) for water. This year, the well pump went out over 30 times, so I kept many 5-gal buckets of water in my garden to water, if I needed them. I saw the birds were drinking from them all the time so I kept them very full, so the birds wouldn't have to lean too far down to get water. Just my hunch, that having water is why they didn't bother my greens this year . . .

[Pete]

amazing - last summer hardly any rain and copious amounts this year. i used to plant vegetables in 5-gal buckets so the varmints couldn't get at them.
good hunch - probably right about the greens. wondering why the pump kept going out and how deep your well is. i think mine was 150 ft deep ... :)

[barleygirl]

Ancient electrical box. Used up all original spares, now must search widely to find replacements. Luckily I have great neighbors who take care of everything . . .

[Ruth]

Summer has its own charm/s but Autumn, a magical time I find, the colours alone breath a different energy - however - suffering seasonal sadness I do appreciate the sentiment of summer leaving...time is flying of late ey, be well Pete :)

[Pete]

couldn't agree more - each season does possess its own special charm. i actually adore autumn - the colors, the warm but comfortable days and crisp cool nights. i love nature period. daylight has been waning and the nights and mornings are much cooler. some leaves have started falling. thought i'd write something about passing the seasonal baton ... :)

[Ruth]

I think noting the seasonal changes is a lovely thing...nature is to be remembered in my opinion...not many think of her beauty :)

[Pete]

i can't help but be in touch with nature. i have very bad asthma (my whole life) and fall is the worst for me (the damp, coolness). the last few days i can feel it coming on coinciding with the vernal equinox today ... :)

[Ruth]

Ah, same...I find keeping humidity out can help Pete...open windows in day and shut at dusk kinda thing...

[Pete]

meant to say autumnal equinox, vernal is spring ... :)