What did I say? Dahlias!

Just a few posts ago I was trying to think of wonderful things to enjoy after Labor Day and one of those things was dahlias. Well, don't you know I went to a beautiful family wedding and there were dahlias galore. Just beautiful.

Dahlias!

And hydrangeas!

It's not so bad after all

Yesterday when I woke up I said to myself now this is Exactly the kind of day one expects the day after Labor Day: cool, Gray and depressing. However, I went to work in the city and when I got in my car to come home I was absolutely delighted to feel the warmth of the sun. It felt just like September sun feels: warm and wonderful. (Gee whiz, two colons in one paragraph. Hope I got it right.) So all of that grim anticipation of life after summer went right out the window. It was absolutely glorious.

I tend to make resolutions this time of year. One is to make lists of things I have to do. I was a big keeper of to-do lists at one point and I don't know why that habit went by the wayside but it did. With a list I feel less overwhelmed.

Here's to a beautiful, organized fall!

I need to start reading more; how about you?

Dahlias and Zinnias

Somehow Labor Day has arrived all too quickly. There's nothing to be done about it but I do wish summer was about a month longer.

I am always grateful for the segue that the US Open (tennis) provides. It eases the pain of not being at the beach. And if the Yankees go to the World Series (one can always hope) then you've gotten yourself to October.

The flowers in your garden are on the wane but this is the perfect season for dahlias so enjoy those. (remind yourself to plant these next year!) The zinnias are wonderful as well.