I always start to miss Summer when it wanes. But I love the Holidays, so there’s compensation. And, I love seeing the birds start to move, and the trees going into dormancy, in search of rebirth.
(We had a little hummingbird who kept coming to our feeder everyday, after all the others had gone. I started to worry about him - the ‘bug buffet’ was drying up, it was getting colder, and the days shorter - and I worried that his little ‘instincts’ hadn’t kicked in. All of the other hummers had left almost two weeks before.
Finally, on Sept 29, I didn’t see him anymore. He got the clue - and before the storm that would probably have faced him on his journey to SA. Hubby and I figured that he’d ‘heard the weather report’ :-)
I NEVER miss summer when it finally gets the heck out. The only thing I miss, ok, two things, SUMMER FRUIT, and NO COLDS AND ILLNESSES.
It’s still hot now but the evenings are getting cooler. I felt a chill this morning.
Still, summer until Nov is not as bad as the dangers of hurricanes — prayers up for everyone in Matthew’s path.
One of the things we miss about the mainland. Used to love finding their tiny nests and watching the babies grow. One nest we found after it was abandoned had been fashioned with my clipped hair from my outdoor haircuts by the wife. Slim pickings now.