As Summer Comes To A Close
September 17, 2025
I am sitting here, listing to the cicadas sing their summer song, and I am thinking about all the things that I love about summer. I am not a summer girl, and I have a hard time feeling annoyed with the heat and the hype around a season that I have never really enjoyed, but I have decided that I need a little more positivity in my outlook, so here here are the things that I have loved about summer:
in childhood, the ability to stay up late watching movies after picking them out at blockbuster
morning doves song in the cool mornings
cicadas song in the muggy evenings
in childhood, going to the pool to see your friends and hoping the boy you like is there
in childhood, the seemingly endless amount of time to be creative and playful
in childhood, preparing for the new school year with all the fun outfits you’re going to wear and the new hairstyles you’re going to try
farmers markets
fresh flowers
waking up to large intricate webs spun in the trees and covered in dew
sundresses
lemonade
fresh fruit
the Iowa state fair
grill outs
fireworks on the Fourth of July
lush rolling hills
on the other side of that same hand, I want to talk about all the things that I love about the beginning of fall. As I am sure you are well aware at this point, I am a huge fan of autumn, and consider myself a fall girl through and through. So, here are my favorite things about this transitional time as we move into fall:
changing weather
cool mornings
the leaves beginning to change and the smell that comes with it
in childhood, getting a new planner and filling it with my friends and loved ones birthdays ( I still love this, but now I get a new one in January )
in childhood, getting school supplies for the upcoming year
hearing the marching band practice in the early mornings for the football games
being able to wear layers again
autumn favors such as pumpkin, butternut squash, caramel apples, cinnamon and so on
sweating less
the feeling of a new beginning - of something starting
I hope, if nothing else, this reminds you to love the seasons as they come and go and to never wish away time ( this is something I struggle with a lot ). Have a wonderful September.
