August

What I love about August

•  The sense that summer is marching on, its been hot forever and ever by now
•  The darker mornings. When I walk the dogs at 6.30am it feels darker, it feels good, warm yet dark. Very different to the light bright mornings of July.
• Almost hankering for Fall. Odd I know, I love summer but, and this is obviously why I live here, I love the season changing.
• The river floats. The rivers and lakes are so warm that a river float is a joy.
• Talking of lakes, a day down by Grand Lake. When no ones around or at most very few people. I don't care for crowds anymore.
• Molson Canadian cider - pear or stonefruit. My new alcoholic "find" this year
• Evenings at the barn. As the sky darkens earlier I get the comforting, familiar, homey sense of horses getting ready for the night.
• The thought, the anticipation of everything pumpkin spice coming my way - mustn't wish it too soon, winters are too long here.
• The ceiling fans going at night when the windows are open and the crickets are humming in the trees