Happy Labor Day weekend!  I could say happy Labor Day but that's tomorrow I guess. I don't know if you have any grand plans but I know we don't! Just hanging around doing "stuff" since it's suppose to rain again. We had some torrential downpours today but Annabelle and I just came back from a walk while the skies cleared for a bit.  Our temps aren't hot..only 71 today but the humidity is a killer! It brings the mosquitoes out and makes working or playing outdoors a challenge.  I'm looking forward to a break in that but probably not happening this weekend.  I have to give a Happy Birthday shout out to Craig...#2 son in Oregon.  We'll be seeing him in a few weeks when he goes on a business trip to Chicago. We'll drive out and spend time with Midge and him for a few days.  We haven't seen him in over a year.  Our trips out west were cancelled when health issues and Covid complicated things and then the gathering we were going to do in June in Chicago was cancelled because of schedules and my sister's surgery.  So we're looking forward to seeing him and hopefully we can plan a trip out there soon.

Craig was a  happy little guy!

Then there was that hair! Oh my!  Now he keeps it very short so no more curly locks!

Now he's a real grown up...45 yrs. old today! Yikes!  Time has flown. He's a wonderful son, husband and father.  He has a really good sense of humor and a way that draws folks to him.  Happy Birthday Craig! Love you!   September has arrived and brought thoughts of Fall and harvest...

This little sign is on the computer desk but I have other "signs" that remind me of harvest:

Canned goods from the garden! Carrots, tomatoes, and homemade spaghetti sauce will join the green beans on the shelves.  Soon applesauce will appear after a visit to the orchard. No apples came on our tree this year...very sad!

Red berries have appeared on the Dogwood trees.

The Buckeye tree is always the first to show some color.  Kind of like teasing us that Fall is soon here.

This probably is the real first of Fall...pumpkin spice in everything including this icecream.  Frankly, it was pretty good! (If you like that sort of thing!)  I don't drink coffee so I get my pumpkin spice this way.

I have some of these little milk jars that I've saved and thought they would make cute centerpieces.  So as you can see, the Pines is gearing up for the coming season. We had a nice summer and it flew by quick. Working has taken up some time that I might have spent doing more things outdoors but it was my choice to return part time and so far it's worked out.  Not sure if that will be my choice next summer however.  So for now I'll just say hello to September and enjoy the change of seasons soon to come in all it's glory!