Endings...

I usually think of spring as the time of beginnings, but once you're on a school calendar, fall really feels like beginnings - which means August is endings. OK, the slowing downs, maybe. So here are a few photos of our end-of-summer activities (August and September):

Last trip(s) to Knoebels - we went in mid-August with Laura and Lisa, and then in early September with Jude and Elizabeth. Katie and Jude don't see each other often, but were glad to spend the day together (so were their moms).

And the last family hike of the summer - Labor Day at Shikellamy Overlook. Katie did the whole thing herself, and was triumphant after a long downhill and leap over a little creek.

Our CSA is still going strong as I write this, but we've already had our end-of-season potluck. Farmer Jackie made a little pumpkin patch for the kids a few weeks ago - here are Katie and Naveen having a ball rearranging the pumpkins!