The lake water is cold! I'm telling you, it happened August first, it always does. And do you see that red leaf just up above? Amazing. I feel you, cold lake water...I see you, red autumn maple leaf. I know you're coming, and as a result, we're doing all the things we should to be present and enjoy what is here, before we nestle on into the next season to come (and all the goodness that one brings).
Being present and enjoying for us right now means standing still, and staying at home. We've had many traveling adventures this summer - at least more than our family is used to. But just the very second we pick up the last two travelers from the airport tomorrow, we are headed straight back home, do not pass go. Family lockdown, I call it, but it is meant in the best of ways and no one thinks it a punishment. After a lot of adventure and the normal excitement of summer camps and parties and food and outings - I can start to see some moods fraying, a little bit of discord weaving its way through the house and the people living together in it. Yup, just like after the busy holiday season, or directly after a vacation, I'm thinking this is a familiar feeling at this point in August after so much good and busy. Time to touch ground, check in, and be together. At home.
Badminton, knitting, swimming and swinging? Canning, and drawing and reading and eating? Yes, please. Home, all together, for a good long stretch, is just the thing.
