feels like the last day of summer

it's easy to forget what the rain feels like. today was the first day that felt like the last day of summer. "september's reminding july, that it's time to say goodbye". today felt like more than august.

it rained this morning, much to my surprise, while i pried the ruby like tomatoes off the vine and filled up my vinegar bottle with dill. since it was cool enough i made fried okra and green tomatoes and enjoyed them both.

i don't know when the last time was that i saw goonies, but it's just as good with beer and popcorn as it was with a box full of legos, but perhaps in a different sort of way. makes me want to go to astoria. i hope we make it out that way before the rigors of fall set in for good.

while i welcome the rain after months of sunshine, i know a bunch of folks in LA/FL/MS/AL would love to share theirs with me. The pictures of the aftermath of the hurricane look really bad. Oddly it looks like many of the houses in the Treme were built up high enough to withstand a lot of floodwater. They were smarter in those days than they are now. I hope my friend is okay, wherever he is. Things could have been worse, but they were clearly bad enough.