A FEW WEEKS IN PHOTOS: MID JULY TO LABOR DAY

My, oh my, oh my!

How the time did fly!  
It was a summer of lazy days and crazy days,
but the over-arching theme was the count-down 
to Junior Goo Shoes' departure to college.
 Here's a sampling of what happened 
in between the many trips to Bed, Bath & Beyond,
which seemed to be where I spent 
most of my time (and money) this summer.

There were flowers here........

 and, flowers there (yes, I bought them)........

Flowers everywhere (if only we could buy one of these!).  

There were little things growing.......

  

and big things growing.

 

There was finding out what all the fuss is over Bubble Tea 
(Feh, it was not my cup of tea; in fact, a bummer)......

 I much preferred a crisp rosé (a yummer)........

and then, there was a hummer.

There was the view up the Hudson River from the Jersey side........

and several days spent on the Manhattan side.

 

There was a non-elusive butterfly........

and a dog who kept her eye on the prize, hoping for a kernel gone awry.

 There were days of eating healthy......

 and days of falling off the diet wagon.

There were birds who came to eat........

and a baby bird (a dove?) who came to rest on the deck post.

 There was "The Orchestra " (formerly known as Electric Light Orchestra)........

and, yes, there was this:

 (formerly known as my sunglasses).

There was packing and packing and packing for college.......

There was an early 18th birthday celebration........

and then, after two years of talking about nothing else,

college move-in day was finally here.

  

There was a waxing gibbous moon......

and last but not least, there were two blog friends meeting for the first time!

AnnMarie from Musings of a Vintage Junkie and I got together

when she and her family came to New York City over Labor Day weekend.
What a treat!

Thanks for making time for me on your busy weekend, AnnMarie!

And so the summer came and went,

but there are many things to look forward to around the bend!

 

Until next time.......