What happened to summer?

Looking out the kitchen while doing dishes tonight, I suddenly wondered, what happened to summer?

Good question. The leaves of one of the maple trees are changing colours. It seems like yesterday when I spotted the little boy who lives across the street bring home artwork on his last day of school. In a couple of weeks, him and the rest of the kids who live in the neighbourhood will be returning to school. The days are getting shorter. If I was to run at 8:30 p.m., I'd be running in the dark. The evenings are getting cooler and a tad bit crisper. You can smell fall on the horizon. Yes, the warm weather will likely stick around for another month, but the start of another school year usually marks the end of summertime fun.

Summer always seems to be over in the blink of an eye. With great anticipation and fanfare, it arrives and weeks later it is over for another year. I wish summer lasted a little bit longer than it does.