Chilly Weather and a Load of Firewood

We jumped directly from short sleeves and flip flops to layered clothing and shoes with socks in just two days. I guess I can be doubly thankful for the load of wood waiting just off the back porch. It arrived Thursday afternoon and is getting stacked a little at a time. I did a little, and Hannah and S. did a good chunk yesterday afternoon. (I rewarded them with warm apple pie and ice cream...)

As much as I love fall, and as much as I look forward to the cool, crisp autumn temperatures, I wasn't quite prepared to say goodbye to summer quite yet. Don't we have another week left? Ah, well, I would have missed it anyway. I'm going back to summer for the next week and I intend to enjoy every minute of it. I'll worry about long sleeves and sweaters when I get to Minnesota, and hopefully by the time I come home again there will be some pretty autumn colors to enjoy.

For now though, I'm going to make a point of smiling at that big ol' wood pile every time I walk past it. And maybe, when I'm on my way back to the house, I'll toss a few more logs on the wood pile and make a few more plans for an October Bonfire. Somebody's got to eat up all those marshmallows we've collected from previous gatherings. Maybe I'll even have a few.