Memories, Pressed Between the Pages

today
the house and
outside temps
were one and the same
yet
I refused to bow 
to the air conditioner
knowing
the house will cool
as evening falls
it is September 26th
after all!

tonight
we sat
on the patio
in the dark
the breeze
cooling us
cooling the house

in the dark
in the breeze
memory pages
flutter back
to the early 1950's

dog-eared
childhood
memory pages
of
sitting on the porch
of my childhood house
in the dark
waiting for the house to cool
so we could sleep

and as we waited
sweet, sweet memories
of my dad
playing his guitar
singing
humming
and
the cicadas singing
in harmony
both songs
carried by the breeze

into
peaceful
sweet
sleep

memories,
pressed between the pages
of my mind
and
heart

Happy First Day of Fall!

Fall . . . 
Deep blue skies
Perfect day temps
Picnics
S'mores
Cool nights
Sweatshirts
Football
Hayrack rides
Fire pits
Fireplaces
Mums
Pansies
Pumpkins
Black walnuts
Acorns
V's of geese
Putting flowerbeds to bed
Combines in fields of 
Corn and soybeans
Hay bales
Sunsets
Harvest moon
Sunrise
Umbrellas and color bursts . . .  

 Leaf carpets  . . .

Playtime  . . .

These are a few of my favorite things!

Labor Day Weekend

Awww . . .

Labor Day weekend

you call forth

from the dark recesses

of my mind

memories from of my youth

of summer’s last heat fling

of going to the State Fair

and of starting school

Yup . . .

back in the olden days . . .

when dinosaur’s roamed the earth . . .

school started the Tuesday after

Labor Day

and

our school buildings were not

air conditioned

and

we did not go half days

and

no early outs

and

the early days of September were

HOT

And, Yes,

the rumor is true

I did walk to school

12 blocks (really)

uphill

to and from school

and

neither rain

nor sleet

nor snow

stopped me

from walking to school

HOT and HUMID

was the every day norm

of my growing-up-summer-days

the same very

HOT and HUMID

which today

force me to retreat

into the

meat locker temps of my

home

and

car

I’m truly thankful

that schools today are

air conditioned

for  

students

and

teachers

Go forth, students . . .

learn well

and prosper!

Fulfill God’s plan and purpose

for your life!

Do good . . .

help others . . .

and keep

my social security checks coming!