Sunlight is staring to be at a more oblique angle now, a bit less intense glare. The sun is setting sooner, too.
The heat is still very intense here, along with the humidity, but September is coming soon. Labor Day brings relief with humidity as the jet stream dips.
The yellows are starting to come in, just bare hints, in the leaves of the undergrowth. Certain vines are losing their leaves, which scatter about the lawn. The wild Concord grapes, though still green, are now large and ready to turn purple. Soon my fog and I will smell the ripened grapes on our walks by the stream.
Grimm, my dog, has finally stopped his summertime coat-blow, the massive July/August shedding he does each year. In a few months, his coat pigments will darken. Greys amd soft tans will deepen to richer, ruddy hues.
My neighbor made the first pot of soup-- kale, cabbage, carrots, onion, chicken, chorizo. In a month or do, I'll follow suit making my homemade spiced pumpkin soup. I use a Hokaido pumpkin, aka red Kuri squash. Mmm!
For now, the air conditioner is on, I'm in shorts, amd having to limit my outdoor time did to heat still.
Hang in there everybody, September's on the way!