T G I F and Farewell to Summer 2012!

Today marks the end of meteorological summer.  Coincidentally tonight is also the start of Labor Day weekend which many people associate with the end of summer.  If you happen to be a seasonal purist, summer doesn't end for another three weeks but no matter how you slice it, the hazy days and sultry nights most of us associate with summer in New England are in the rear view.

Call it summer, call it fall, it doesn't much matter to me.  Some of the best weather we get in New England is in September.  Already I've been enjoying the cooler sleeping nights and crisp mornings that turn into deliciously warm afternoons.  And despite a drought and the ninth hottest July on record in CT, my garden appears to be relatively lush. 

But where did summer go?  More so than usual it seems like everyone I know is asking the same question this year.  Even I have to admit I feel slightly cheated.  So tonight please join me as I attempt to relive the glory days by retracing my steps down that lazy, hazy memory lane called Summer 2012. 




Nursery Crawling



Nursery Sales







Graduations

Birthday celebrations

And milestone birthday celebrations



Garden parties



Lots of this

And this



AND this



And not enough of this



Never enough of this





Nursery crawling in Oregon

Garden touring in Oregon

Touring fellow bloggers gardens in Oregon



Nursery Crawling in Washington

Garden Touring in Washington

My first trip to Seattle

Toasting a fabulous PNW IU9

Dondero Farm dinners





Farmer's markets

Vacationing at home





And at the beach

Moon rising over Stonington and Fisher's Island Sound

It doesn't get much better than this!

No wonder summer is fleeting-time flies when you're having fun!.  As soon as I hit the "publish" button on this post, I just know I'm going to wish I'd included more pictures.  But hey, with any luck there's always tomorrow so make every day count! 

TGIF!