Last night I made a freeform peach tart thing, since it was cool enough to bake; we went from a high of 101 on Saturday to a high of about 76 yesterday.
I've always noticed a change in the light here come August. It makes you realize summer is over--when the heat breaks, too, like it did this week, it really drives it home.
So imagine how surprised I was to find out yesterday was the ancient Druidic holiday of Lughnasa. Not being a Druid myself, this was news to me: "Lughnasa marked the midpoint between Beltane in May and Samhain in November, and symbolized a turning point in the lifecycle of Mother Earth. It was both a joyous celebration of plenty and a solemn wake for the decline of the potency of the sun god Lugh, from which the festival takes its name."
See? Someone else noticed the beginning-of-the-end phenomenon in August. Those Druids.
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