A new month

It's a new month and it seems fitting that I should take note of its beginning.

August is probably not on many lists of people's favorites; weather, you know. I think of it as a month of anticipation. For years it has meant a trip to Saugatuck and time with two of the people I love dearly, Park and Shar Davis. It is the month of my brother's birthday..August 2...and I look forward to the time we spend together in the winter, not to mention my gratitude that he is still around for birthdays.

August always offers up little hints of autumn, my favorite season. I am usually ready for summer to be over by mid August; by then it is easier to justify the condition of the garden.

And, of course, even still in my old age August brings the anticipation of school, which was always my first love. Now I experience it vicariously thru my son the professor and my granddaughter, the second grader.

August is rich with wonderful sounds too....the cicadas in the evening, the tree frogs all night, the sounds of neighborhood children playing out doors and the thunk of the tennis balls at the courts in our neighboring park.

Welcome, August, but I must warn you that my mind is on list making and preparing for the first part of November and departure to Florida. I will try to keep enough of my mind here to appreciate what you have to offer.