WHERE did summer go?

I am partially referring to the calendar, partially to the weather. Although the days remain warm and beautiful; and greatly, a little less humid, the nights have sure been cooling off. And we don't even have a "cooler by the lake" effect... Yesterday I put the little pool out for the girls and figured I may as well water the grass in the back at the same time, so I turned on the in-ground sprinklers. Abby had a blast. It was funny watching her trying to run away from one spray only to get hit with another. So while she was happy playing, I pulled weeds and dead leaves from my garden. My lilies have diminished in my front garden, but these have been going wild in my back garden:


Today I took the little girls to the "beach'. It's a county park with a sand-bottom pool which is also surrounded by sand and gigantic beach umbrellas. So we spent a couple hours in the water and it felt great. Unfortunately the rain clouds were rolling in, so I figured we had better leave while it was still dry out. We hadn't been home for more than 10 minutes and it started pouring! Last Saturday we attended the Irish Fair. In the past it has fallen on the same weekend as the Pig Roast. It was so much fun. I felt like I was in Ireland without leaving St. Paul. David & I each had a pint and the girls enjoyed roasted corn. Before we know it, the Great Minnesota get-together will be here; a sure sign to summer ending. :(