THE END OF SUMMER IS NIGH!

I am sitting at my computer. The Boston ivy on my back shed is turning a vibrant red. The sun is less intense, and the night is winning the balance of the day. I hear geese honking overhead. The mosquitos have disappeared but the midges hang in clusters in the last rays of sun. The last full moon is a harvest moon. The cicadas are gone and the monarchs are heading south. The crickets left playing their instruments are diminishing, with squirrels busy with acorns filling their mouths. The apple trees have almost finished dropping their fruit. The water of the lake is just cold enough to dip your feet, and want no more. Here and there a tree is turning shades of autumn. There are a few more days, but summer is already making way for fall. Enjoy the last days of summer! The end is near!