tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post1449644727316339333..comments2023-11-14T21:59:15.260-06:00Comments on Return of the White Robin: Good-bye SummerMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588693337401747260noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-3443817131812260922007-08-29T23:32:00.000-05:002007-08-29T23:32:00.000-05:00Have to agree with DaddyD - I ADORE Fall!! Much m...Have to agree with DaddyD - I ADORE Fall!! Much more so than even summer. I hate the heat. September brings nice warm days and cool nights...my idea of perfect weather!! Once my daughter moved out, I don't notice a whole lot of things that change in my life after the summer and transitioning to fall. Except by October 15th I have to move all my crap back to my regular house. My cottage does not have water in the winter! So, I'll be packing up beginning mid September. That's the sad part of it for me.bichonpawzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344322575991668081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-7145552687822480452007-08-25T22:18:00.000-05:002007-08-25T22:18:00.000-05:00No! I will not say goodbye until Sept 22nd! I love...No! I will not say goodbye until Sept 22nd! I love you B&W photos!!<BR/><BR/>So I had a question from a comment you left on my blog(didn't know if you'd come back to see my question) was that HS or college? also thanks for the kind words...I didn't mean for it to be moving...It is nice to know it moved someone...Kaytabughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823989062127968170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-17102371850556897302007-08-24T09:04:00.000-05:002007-08-24T09:04:00.000-05:00I actually remember the last time I ran through th...I actually remember the last time I ran through the water of a sprinkler. Mostly because I stepped on a rock and bruised the bottom of my foot. I believe I must have been 8 or 9.<BR/><BR/>Now, I am looking forward to summer being over. My car doesn't have AC these days, making for a pretty hot drive to and from work. Besides, Frema and I both like fall.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186959914440232788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-50559707826288441392007-08-24T03:18:00.000-05:002007-08-24T03:18:00.000-05:00I loved summer when I was a kid, the what seemed e...I loved summer when I was a kid, the what seemed endlessness of it though deep down I knew it would end, but that was how it felt.<BR/>Whenever I think of summer I smell the cut grass and imagine I here the shears and the clip clip of the hedgerows with the hand shers, and the sound of the lawnmower spinning and whirling chropping the lawns tightly.<BR/>Though there are many, but the one flower that brings back childhood summers (for whatever reason it remains prominent) is the rose.<BR/>"Oh can I go to my love's side<BR/>Oh let me go this day,<BR/>Please let me go to my love's side,<BR/>Oh mother, don't make me stay.<BR/>I was a rose in April<BR/>And still a rose in June<BR/>I fear that come the winter,<BR/>I shall no longer bloom<BR/><BR/>Oh daughter, daughter you cannot go,<BR/>Oh you cannot go this day.<BR/>Your father, he forbade you,<BR/>And at home you must remain.<BR/>You were a rose in April,<BR/>And still a rose in June,<BR/>But God can send five winters<BR/>And I know my rose will bloom<BR/><BR/>Mother, mother, I must away<BR/>Unto my true love's side.<BR/>Bring to me my white horse,<BR/>And away to him I'll ride<BR/>She's rode through fields of barley,<BR/>And she's rode throught fields of corn,<BR/>She's come unto her true love<BR/>[A Rose In April Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com]<BR/>One hour before the dawn.<BR/><BR/>Her father, being awakened,<BR/>Heard of his daughter's flight.<BR/>He's taken up his dagger<BR/>And he's rode into the night.<BR/>He's rode through fields of barley<BR/>And he's sped through fields of corn.<BR/>He's come unto her true love's house<BR/>Just before the dawn." K Rusby<BR/>Y;-) paddyMomentary Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314884356743431845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-18455514158591354852007-08-23T10:03:00.000-05:002007-08-23T10:03:00.000-05:00Yeah - summer is far too short. This is the first ...Yeah - summer is far too short. This is the first week of school, and the poor kiddo came home the second day and slept for 2 hours...<BR/><BR/>I miss the innocent sprinkler days...Tiggerlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084094580971149293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-44708513041850929532007-08-23T09:27:00.000-05:002007-08-23T09:27:00.000-05:00So sad, saying goodbye to the lazy days of summer....So sad, saying goodbye to the lazy days of summer. Although, nerd that I was, I always got a thrill from my stack of new books, fresh from the printer. Putting brown paper covers on them was not a chore, but a holy ritual.....mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-68874742428377735222007-08-22T15:08:00.000-05:002007-08-22T15:08:00.000-05:00We're definitely saying goodbye summer here, it's ...We're definitely saying goodbye summer here, it's been so horribly grey and wet and windy.<BR/>The seasons are so messed up here this year, we've hardly had any summer to enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-87767552212448804312007-08-22T11:39:00.000-05:002007-08-22T11:39:00.000-05:00My children still played in the sprinkler when the...My children still played in the sprinkler when they were younger...AND a kiddie pool. In my mind's ear, I can still hear their squeals of delight (thanks for that memory:) ).<BR/><BR/>Loved Daddy D's perspective; he's dead on.<BR/><BR/>and a little p.s...two, actually--1) I had a Kahlua and Cream last night (out) and thought of you and smiled (waaay too much ice in the glass, but it was still good); and 2) I have a little sursee for you in my post from last evening (hmmm, I completed the post AFTER the K&C, so I hope it makes sense!) :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-5376240145016040342007-08-22T11:35:00.000-05:002007-08-22T11:35:00.000-05:00In New Jersey it would still be Summer for kids, b...In New Jersey it would still be Summer for kids, but here it's fall, except that it's 2000 degrees outside.<BR/><BR/>We used to go on slip and slides and we also used to swim/fish in a brook sometimes. I miss endless Summers.captain corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782650450297504567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-35817885795349400762007-08-22T10:43:00.000-05:002007-08-22T10:43:00.000-05:00I had a pool like that too. I think I have a REAL...I had a pool like that too. I think I have a REALLY OLD (I'm allowed to say that because I am really old).TSintheChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921083603967329926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-86604725307711375462007-08-22T04:26:00.000-05:002007-08-22T04:26:00.000-05:00I'm saying goodbye winter over here.I'm saying goodbye winter over here.willowtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005551899202334434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-41240289493589215352007-08-21T17:45:00.000-05:002007-08-21T17:45:00.000-05:00We had our first day back for staff today. It was ...We had our first day back for staff today. It was a very fun time for me. The entire corporation meets at the high school for a welcome and this year we had a program from a comedy troop called Standards and Deliver. It was great to revive old friendships and see many that I haven't seen since the spring. I can't say I will miss summer, but then Willi and I no longer have them off. It is comforting for me to know that you and Daddy D are back working with our kiddos. And I'm glad you had such a wonderful summer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-81538400045764711292007-08-21T16:23:00.000-05:002007-08-21T16:23:00.000-05:00Funnily enough Autumn started in August in Ireland...Funnily enough Autumn started in August in Ireland (mad I know), whereas in the UK it starts in September. I keep teaching the children my way as to me it makes more sense.Beccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316644797253921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-87172497156671797872007-08-21T14:02:00.000-05:002007-08-21T14:02:00.000-05:00I don't want to think about autumn just yet but th...I don't want to think about autumn just yet but the temperature has been dropping and the air has a chill to it. In another month I will have been retired for a year where has the time gone!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-86664838501129041752007-08-21T13:53:00.000-05:002007-08-21T13:53:00.000-05:00I still love to run through the sprinkler; it's ex...I still love to run through the sprinkler; it's exhilirating. A blog friend of mine wrote that August is the new September, and I have to agree with that. We start the Wednesday after Labor Day, but all the teacher days eat up the end part of August anyway. Good luck!!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-64250620151722523832007-08-21T13:02:00.000-05:002007-08-21T13:02:00.000-05:00We had a little wading pool just like that! Summer...We had a little wading pool just like that! Summer vacation lasted FOREVER when I was a child ... at least it seemed so and we never went back until after Labor Day.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-15810099883724146862007-08-21T11:31:00.000-05:002007-08-21T11:31:00.000-05:00Great picture. I haven't had a summer vacation in ...Great picture. <BR/><BR/>I haven't had a summer vacation in many years, but now I'm sad that it's over.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-89746101093786229342007-08-21T10:01:00.000-05:002007-08-21T10:01:00.000-05:00I love the summer fun, but getting back to the rou...I love the summer fun, but getting back to the routine and schedule of school has it's bonus points as well. <BR/>I agree with Daddy D, there's good things waiting around the corner at all times of year.Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614183206836938451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-31348038282489965382007-08-21T08:17:00.000-05:002007-08-21T08:17:00.000-05:00I'm always amazed at how early how kids go back to...I'm always amazed at how early how kids go back to school here. They started on the 6th of August, and yet it's still so hot and will be until October.<BR/><BR/>I loved running throught the sprinkler as a kid. Until my decided we were ruining his lawn.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900746787671291548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351422535119949047.post-25451465025163955172007-08-21T07:36:00.000-05:002007-08-21T07:36:00.000-05:00"Summer" fun is just one time of fun in the year. ..."Summer" fun is just one time of fun in the year. Now, begins the "fall" fun. After that is the "winter" fun and then the "spring" fun. The cycle is complete. One fun time runs into another. Each is different than the other.daddy dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770336441277641375noreply@blogger.com