August!

Happy August! It's historically our hottest month here in Texas, but it always has me looking towards fall. I don't know what it is -- distant memories from (very) distant school days, a certain slant of light, travels... But travels when and where? I don't know, but it's always there, an upward tilt of optimism despite the broiling/baking/ sizzling weather ahead.

Maybe it's the knowledge that my favorite season, Autumn, is less than two months away. But that's not fair to August. 

August 1, Lùnastal also known as Lughnasadh and Lammas, is an ancient celebration that marks the beginning of the harvest season in Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain.  Here in Texas, it might be harvest time only in that many gardeners will be clearing the last of their summer plantings, harvesting what's left. It will soon be time to sow seeds for fall.

The Feast of the Assumption is August 15. For Catholics, this whole month is considered the Month of Mary. It is an especially lovely time in the Church.

Students are getting ready for school. Around here, they begin well before Labor Day. There is a sense of anticipation and preparation in the air.

I think that's it, how I feel about August. It's a time of anticipation and preparation. I'm looking forward to cooler weather, to a fall garden, to hummingbird migration... so many things. 

What's not to love about that?

​Welcome, August!







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