“Heat, ma’am! it was so dreadful here,
that I found there was nothing left for it
but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones.”
~Sydney Smith
The month of August had turned
into a griddle where the days just
lay there and sizzled.
~Sue Monk Kidd
Every year, August lashes out in volcanic fury,
rising with the din of morning traffic,
its great metallic wings smashing against the ground,
heating the air with ever-increasing intensity.
~Henry Rollins
August is one of the great and awful tests
of one’s endurance, sanity and stamina.
~Henry Rollins
Mr. Rollins has also said that August is the summer’s last messenger of misery, but I would have to beg to differ with him on that at least here in Texas. Our heat “misery” can and often does extend into September, sometimes even into October, and upon occasion it has also been known to infiltrate part of November. And so try as I have all day, I can think of nothing else to say about July’s departure and August’s arrival but goodbye and good riddance and a begrudging hello to the year’s longest month. For me August moves at a snail’s pace and seems to go on forever and ever. And though I never fear that summer will be short, I love this quote by Emerson as it reminds me that the next season is autumn, and I rely on the Word of God to be as faithful about that and all thingsas He always is!
When summer opens, I see how fast it matures,
and fear it will be short; but after the heats of
July and August, I am reconciled, like one
who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
“As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night
will never cease.”
~Genesis 8:22 ✝
**Sunflower photos taken by Natalie in her yard
Sacred Touches 
Beautifully stated, but so far our August hasn’t come in with such a blast, thank God. ❤ ❤ ❤
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And I’m still happy for you❣️❌⭕️
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Gregory will always lament that the summer heat is here, lasting into October and at times even November…gone are those early days of Fall trying to sneak in a bit early…
and for the past couple of years, we’ve not had much of a Fall to speak of…which I truly miss—so here it to hanging on as August, and any other month that is so daring, tries its best to roast and toast us southern belles 🙂
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Amen! We didn’t have much of a fall or winter last year and I am ready for both❣️😘
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the funny thing is that come January and February, when it seems endlessly damp and gray, he’ll be bemoaning “typical Georgia” winter and go on about how he’d “even take summer to this”…then I have to remind him of that right about now…. 🙂
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Ya know James does the same thing and every he wishes it were July or August I wanna grab by the ears and say what are you thinkin’? Are you freaking CRAZY!!! 🙃🙃🙃
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Yes , they both are 😜
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😊😊😊❤️
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August sizzles in Sedona where it is beautiful in the high desert warmth. Lucky you to have such gorgeous 🌻. Blessings and peace.😎
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Same to you Mary Ann❌⭕️
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Thanks!🎶😎
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😊❤️
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A beautiful post.
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Thank you Jo❣️😊
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