Hello September
You are early this year. But never mind, the daylight is getting shorter, and the leaves are hinting at their true colors, there are Mammoth Sunflowers, and the fences are covered with morning glories, goldenrod, bursting into golden plumes....and the carefully tended pumpkin vines, wither as the great green pumpkins turn into orange globes, tomatoes hang so heavy on the vine that the vine withers under their weight. Before long there will be a wisp of smoke in the air, and even blankets to warm ourselves, under after a day of apple picking.
Thinking back to a time when shortly after Labor Day we returned, most of us very reluctantly to school. Wearing our new clothes and new shoes that gave us blisters, because we had been barefoot for most of the summer. There to meet new friends and catch up with old ones. Discuss the teachers we hated and why. We grimaced our way through the first few weeks, but as the weather got colder, it wasn't so bad. It was something to do. I lamented the lost freedom, the chance to roam around the hills gathering fossils, berries, or nothing at all, except for memories. Then the first snows fell. And I was waited for Spring.
Later I sent my own off to school, I remember thinking, even saying that "This is the day you go out to join the world." And hoping I done a good enough job.
I relish the changing seasons and consider myself lucky to live where I can enjoy them. But if I am being honest, they could all be a bit longer, except for winter, which should be the very shortest of all.
Month:
- Classical Music Month
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Fall Hat Month
- International Square Dancing Month
- National Blueberry Popsicle Month
- National Courtesy Month
- National Piano Month
- Chicken Month
- Baby Safety Month
- Little League Month
- Honey Month
- Self Improvement Month
- Better Breakfast Month
September, 2014 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days: 1
Emma M. Nutt Day, the first woman telephone operator 1
Labor Day First Monday of month 2
National Beheading Day 3
Skyscraper Day 4
Newspaper Carrier Day 5
Be Late for Something Day 5
Cheese Pizza Day 6
Fight Procrastination Day 6
Read a Book Day 7
Grandparent's Day - first Sunday after Labor Day 7
Neither Rain nor Snow Day 8
International Literacy Day 8
National Date Nut Bread Day - or December 22!? 8
Pardon Day 9
Teddy Bear Day 10
Sewing Machine Day 10
Swap Ideas Day 11
911 Remembrance 11
Make Your Bed Day 11
No News is Good News Day 12
Chocolate Milk Shake Day 12
National Video Games Day - also see Video Games Day in July 13
Defy Superstition Day 13
Fortune Cookie Day 13
National Peanut Day 13
Positive Thinking Day 13
Uncle Sam Day - his image was first used in 1813 14
National Cream-Filled Donut Day 14
National Pet Memorial Day -second Sunday in September 15
Make a Hat Day 15
Felt Hat Day - On this day, men traditionally put away their felt hats. 16
American Legion Day 16
Collect Rocks Day 16
Step Family Day 16
Mayflower Day 16
Mexican Independence Day 16
National Play Doh Day 16
Working Parents Day 17
National Apple Dumpling Day 17
Citizenship Day 17
Constitution Day 18
National Cheeseburger Day 19
International Talk Like A Pirate Day 19
National Butterscotch Pudding Day 19
POW/MIA Recognition Day - Third Friday of September 20
National Punch Day 20
Oktoberfest, begins, date varies 21
International Peace Day 21
Miniature Golf Day 21
National Women's Friendship Day - third Sunday in September 21
World Gratitude Day 22
Business Women's Day 22
Elephant Appreciation Day 23
Checkers Day 23
Dog in Politics Day 24
National Cherries Jubilee Day 25
National Comic Book Day 26
Johnny Appleseed Day 26
Native American Day - fourth Friday of the month 27
Crush a Can Day 27
International Rabbit Day - Fourth Saturday in September 28
Ask a Stupid Question Day (one of my favorite days) 28
National Good Neighbor Day - Always September 28, previously the 4th Sunday in month 29
Confucius Day - Try your luck. Get a
Fortune Cookie. 30
National Mud Pack Day ~~http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/september.htm
