Summer’s End
The carnival has left. No more cotton candy, corn dogs, sno-cones.
No more “toss the ring”, “shoot the ducks”, “are you man or mouse” games.
No more “toss your cookies” rides.
No more watching young kids on their first solo “adult” rides.
No more watching nervous parents watching the kids on their first solo adult rides.
No more watching teenage boys chase the uncatchable.
No more watching the uncatchable play at being catchable.
No more funhouse, rooms of mirrors, barking carnies.
No more carny sounds, carney smells, the hot sun of a summer’s day.
‘Tis the time of the season.
Fall is definitely here. All summer I like to set on the front porch with a cup of coffee and the dog and watch the sun as it rises over the hill. Yesterday was a beautiful summer day with just a hint of chill in the air. This morning it’s 45 degrees and foggy in the low place. I need a jacket today.