Wow. August the first. And this month started out the same way July ended. HOT! Blazing, triple digits hot. A/C running almost continuously all day hot. And did I mention it was hot?

I just looked at my weather app. August the first ain’t the end of it.

I’m in the heart of the heartland of America now. But 10 years ago, on August the first, it was a whole ‘nother story. Here’s what I wrote about THAT day:

“Then, in the evening things cooled off with some rain and mountain breezes. Ahh…it’s so great to live in a place that can be in the 90’s during the day and cool off into the low 60’s at night. If you’re like me, you might enjoy the scent of rain sprinkling on the lawn and quenching the thirsty streets. Here at the FunderRanch we love to sleep with the windows open so the night breezes fill the room. It’s so much more refreshing than plain ol’ air conditioning.”

Yeah, that makes me homesick for Colorado. For sure. But I don’t let climate change (and that’s what climate always does, it changes) ruin my day, week, month, or year. Because I know “to everything there is a season.” The Byrds told me so.

And August always takes me back to some nostalgic summertime memories like…

• the last barefoot days of the season
• a train trip from Kansas to Texas
• getting new school clothes
• looking forward to all my new school supplies
• cooler weather

So, here’s my favorite part about August the first.

It marks the beginning of the end of the hot weather. Sure, there’s still 30 more days of August. And September can have some hot days, too. But then the cool, crisp days of Autumn swoop in from the Northwest and revive me.

That’s why I wrote…

The August sky is full of colors
And sometimes drops of rain.
It makes me think of bygone summers
And riding on a train.
The golden sun, like Kansas wheat,
Would bake the fields of corn,
And I bucked endless bales of hay
And all my jeans were torn.
I still remember pools of blue
And going to “the game.”
My bike was candy apple red
And “Flyer” was its name.
So many memories are there
Up in the August sky.
The colors still shine brightly
As I watch the years fly by.  © 2013

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