at seasons end

I always become anxious at summer's end.

It's the end of three months of carefree living.

T shirts and shorts. Flip flops and hair just thrown into a pony.

Bathing suits and beach towels draped

over the deck railing to dry.

Clothes lines hung with floral sheets

and shades of light green pillow cases.

Windows open never closed.

Front door agape and slamming of the screen.

9 am sprinklers.

Bicycles in the front yard after countless bike rides.

Afternoons in the park.

Evening walks to watch the ducks.

Concerts in the park.

Iced Lattes to refresh and revive.

Light linen drapes to let the sunshine dance across the room.

Weekends spent floating Montana's rivers.

Eating salads and sandwiches when it's too hot to make or eat

anything else.

Praying for rain to cool off the night.

Nighttime stars.

Sun kissed skin.

Ice cream nightly out of necessity because it's hot!

Dinning outside daily.

All the good stuff that makes summer well, summer!

But...

With all that mentioned and how much I love summer,

I am so excited for Autumn.

Fall is my favorite time of the year!

It's when school starts at our house

and Saturday mornings are spent

at the soccer fields.

It's when I get to redecorate and

bring the warm back in.

From curtains to hooked rugs,

from dish towels to dishes everything

says fall is here!

Although I am terribly

busy with two maybe three

enormous projects, I insist

on enjoying this wonderful season that

is upon us.

These little things I get so excited

over, but I just can't help it.

It's the little things

make my

heart

skip. ~