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Brenham, TX |
This Labor Day weekend I visited my friend Dan's farm. About 15 of us lay around the pool, barbecued, drank wine, watched football, and talked, all the while lamenting the last "true" weekend of summer. I was a little blue about it. While this summer has been a stressful one, I nonetheless find myself feeling really content with the way things have been rolling -- my group of friends, my job, my relationship.
September means change. It marks the start of the (school) year when we're young, a placeholder that sticks with me to this day. When I was little that meant new school supplies, a new class, new possibilities, and all I wanted was for time to MOVE FORWARD. Now, on clear nights like Sunday's, rocking on Dan's front porch, listening to a pack of coyotes, watching the billions of stars come out, and surrounded by people I love, I can't help but hear a small, nervous voice telling me to enjoy, because some day I'll look back on this time as my happiest.
And so the sun sets on summer! And I wish it would linger.
The last few weeks of summer, in bits and pieces:
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foggy downtown Houston |
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froth |
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book, wine, airplane |
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my beautiful friends -- birthday celebration at Down House |
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pre-race loading |
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It's the only quinoa grown in the US! |
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pretty contrast |
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crab cake benedict |
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Oregon trees |
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Turkish tea -- that's jasmine, apple, and pomegranate |
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This dress is too short to be a dress, so now it's a shirt. Bye! |
Beautiful photos!
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