This week’s glance at the calendar brings an astonishing realization: August has already arrived, leaving just four weeks before Labor Day weekend approaches.
The summer season passes swiftly each year. Even in an exceptional summer like 2016 has proven to be for those who cherish sunny, hot weather, time seems to slip away far too quickly.
Yet the calendar’s march forward cannot be stopped — “Time and tide wait for no man” — and the magnificent summer days we enjoyed throughout July will soon fade into memory as daylight shortens, temperatures drop in the evening hours, and autumn’s first whispers arrive.
We trust our readers have taken full advantage of summer’s offerings, particularly those with children whose summer experiences will remain vivid throughout their lives. For many of us, childhood summer memories feel permanently etched in our minds, intensified by the heat we remember so clearly — the most sweltering days from our youth tend to be the ones that stay with us longest.
Those who have not yet enjoyed time away from their jobs should find August as rewarding as July has been, offering chances to build cherished moments with family and friends that will bring warmth and joy during the cold, snowy days of January ahead.
Yet Labor Day approaches rapidly and time moves swiftly — “Tempus fugit” — leaving us just four weeks to maximize before school resumes and the routine of daily life returns.
The lyrics from the beloved song by the legendary Nat King Cole, Cole, from our earliest years still ring true today — and we extend our best wishes to all our readers for this final month of summer 2016.
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
You’ll wish that summer could always be here