By the time you read this, school will have probably started or will be about to start wherever you live. Even if you aren’t in school or have kids enrolled somehow the beginning of school marks the end of summer.

Caesar’s Head State Park, South Carolina

In many ways, summer is a microcosm of life. When it begins it stretches out forever in front of you. You anticipate all the things you will do, all the places you will go. The days are long and warm. The next thing you know though, it’s August and the kids are back in school and it’s over. How does it go so fast?

National Mall, Washington D. C.

So here’s to you, summer. See you next year. 

Acadia National Park, Maine