The last says of August always feel like the last days of summer, even if they aren’t. The real end is my birthday, the first day of fall or autumn, but the last days of summer really are the last days of August. These days appear and people return to activities with a renewed sense of energy, maybe fueled by long days spent in the sun, their bodies bronzed or reddened, but the energy of having rested. There are kids practicing football at the park again, teams formed over the summer months, now ready for the action of fall days spent in warm sunshine and cool breezes. At restaurants, a shift towards more red wine, a meal that feels substantial, appetites return along with the end of summer. There are a few leaves that have already fallen, and the corn, most of it, is ready for harvest soon. The wheat left weeks ago, and the poplar trees are starting their early shift towards yellow. All this will subside soon, and the Alps will once again have snow on the peaks, early snow, for while those of us in the valley appreciate the new perspective, but for those living there, only signal a long winter ahead.
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The last says of August always feel like the last days of summer, even if they aren’t. The real end is my birthday, the first day of fall or autumn, but the last days of summer really are the last days of August. These days appear and people return to activities with a renewed sense of energy, maybe fueled by long days spent in the sun, their bodies bronzed or reddened, but the energy of having rested. There are kids practicing football at the park again, teams formed over the summer months, now ready for the action of fall days spent in warm sunshine and cool breezes. At restaurants, a shift towards more red wine, a meal that feels substantial, appetites return along with the end of summer. There are a few leaves that have already fallen, and the corn, most of it, is ready for harvest soon. The wheat left weeks ago, and the poplar trees are starting their early shift towards yellow. All this will subside soon, and the Alps will once again have snow on the peaks, early snow, for while those of us in the valley appreciate the new perspective, but for those living there, only signal a long winter ahead.