I can't help myself...

As much as I dread the passage of summer and wonder what the heck I'm going to do being cooped up with 2 extremely energetic children for months on end once it get cold, I just love it when the seasons change.



I love watching the leaves turn color and flutter to the ground.

I love feeling the crisp cool air made comfortable by the warmth of the late summer sun.

I love watching our sedum turn rose-colored and the fields turn to gold as harvest approaches.

I love curling up in the evening with a blanket and a warm cup of tea.

And I love going to bed in cuddling weather.



So remind myself: I will enjoy it. I will not think about the goodbye to summer; and I will soak in the beauty of the present.

Then I repeat this as often as necessary to maintain my sanity.

Our beautiful sedum!