Fall is coming. It's already dark at 5:00, which shouldn't be the shock that it is. I still associate the long long days that stay light until 10-ish with summer. School is out and that should signal the beginning of these long days. But when I think about it, that's shouldn't be the case. The solstice is shortly after that, and from then on, it's getting darker, not lighter.

I guess this association comes from summers off at the university. Spring quarter ended the first week in June, which would have made late June and early July the middle of the summer session. Summer memories involve working late at the library and walking home in the twilight.

Regardless, school starts again in a few days, and we'll in be September by the end of the week. By the equinox and October, the sun will be rising and setting at 7-ish, the rains will have returned, and the days will only be getting shorter. It just seems too early this year...