Farewell, dear August!
I can’t believe it’s time for you to sail away.
Thank you for your gently warm days of piercing blue
with the sweetest, freshest air in many a summer
and for your delicate rains that kept the garden lush
and flowering
And thank you for your astonishingly clear nights
at just the right time
so we could marvel at shooting stars, full moons
and Venus, Jupiter and Mars
I forgive you the many spider webs (and spiders) that laced
the paths on my morning walks around the garden
and for leaving just when we were becoming such good friends.
Can it really be time already?
Farewell, dear August.
Same time, next year?
I can’t wait.
xo
sounds like your august was a beautiful one! ours was rather hot and dry, with an occasional deluge. thanks for sharing all the lovely images from your garden with us! :)
This is so beautiful! I have been fascinated with symbolism in balloons lately. This is beautiful and for me it symbolizes my little one going off to first grade. I love the colors and the poem.
Hi Georgianna,
A beautiful photo to bid farewell to August! We had a beautiful summer here too. It is going up to 30 celsuis for the next couple of days with lovely warm evenings.
I loved your hydrangea post below also. You have so many different colors.
Take care,
Carolyn
this is gorgeous!!! love the comp!
Lovely words and images – it's funny and an upside down world at times – you are farewelling August and we are welcoming spring!
i love your thoughts here, georgianna. i must confess though, i am glad to see august go. it has been way to hot and humid here and a reminder of our changing world. i am looking forward towards cooler days. but, i AM "hydrangea happy"!! especially after seeing your images of those beauties all lined up on the fence…soooo cute!!
Dear Georgianna, Not only are you a fantastic photographer and in addition you are a beautiful writer.
This has been a very special August for us, the garden is overflowing with healthy treasures and we are getting ready for Paris and Marrakesh.
Did you write these beautiful words? How can it be September already?
Thankyou for your kind words about 'News From Italy'. I feel much the same about your gorgeous blog :)
A wonderful photo and quote to say goodbye to August. Beautiful!
Love this image and all those of the hydrangeas lined up on your fence, such a pretty idea. All safely back from England. Big congrats on all your published work. Catherine x
You make me love August in a way that I never have. Plus, that yellow balloon is making me SO happy!
superbe photo …et très comique ..
A beautiful photo accompanied by a lovely farewell to summer:)
What a beautiful farewell to August! :) Love that capture – a bit summery with the blue sky and some autumn too with the yellow colour. To be frank August was not so nice here (rainy and a bit cold…usually it's warmer) but September has had a great start. Wish you a nice autumn! xo
Such a gorgeous image – I love the perspective, and the color – the yellow is gorgeous! Farewell, August.
This is so lovely, the photo, the poem … but I'm not ready yet for autumn especially since August here has been so cold and rainy and summer seems to have made a comeback now :-) Love from London x
A beautiful photo and tribute. It's hard to believe that fall is right around the corner!
Donna
I Love August….as it is my birthday month….and most of it is spent by the pool….and school isn't quite in for the most part…and, well I could go on….but I won't. I will just agree with you….and your lovely words….smiles.
I love your photo with the flowers and the symbol of the yellow balloon, and love your beautiful ode to August!
I love the sweet melancholy both your photo and a poem possess, Dear G! Dahilas and a balloon in soft yellows, what a sweet farewell to August!!