Is Summer Over?

Posted on September 4, 2021 by vanbraman

Is this weekend the end of summer?

Grandpa - Nursery - Picking Flowers in Field - Interstate Nurseries - MemoriesMany people see Labor Day weekend as the end of summer, but we have almost three more weeks of summer to go.

Do you know when Labor Day was first celebrated?

labor day, grover cleveland, labor day weekend, s730President Grover Cleveland signed S. 730 into law on June 28, 1894.

The bill was introduced by James Henderson Kyle of South Dakota in 1893 during the 53rd Congress.

At the time Labor Day was already a legal holiday in more than 20 states, but this made it a Federal holiday.

Why is it known as the unofficial end of summer?

Back to School Picture, Sister and Brother, First Day of SchoolMany schools are back in session either just before of after Labor Day weekend, so for kids the summer is over.

Football - Little League - Frank Miller - Frank Andrea Miller - Editorial Cartoon - Des Moines RegisterThe first college football games of the season used to be played during Labor Day weekend. Now, some are played earlier.

Autumn Color, Jena, Germany, Red LeavesIn some parts of the country it may begin to feel like autumn by the first Monday of September, but for most of the country there are still weeks of hot weather to come.

I can always remember when summer ends, as one of my brothers was born on the first day of autumn.

So, enjoy summer while it lasts.

Steven

 

 

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Finally Friday

Posted on September 3, 2021 by vanbraman

Friday is finally here and we are now into the Labor Day weekend.

It is nice to have a long weekend before I start to spend more time in the classroom.

Zeiss Innovation Center, dublin, california, construction, new building, zeissWith travel restrictions easing we are training in our building again, or perhaps I should say in our  new building. Our new building opened during the pandemic. We are not back to normal as many are still working from home. However, having classroom training again is a big step forward.

Three weeks growth, shaded grassI took the day off to have an even longer weekend, Well, I did attend a meeting and answer a bunch of e-mails, but it was a day off.

I really needed to mow my back yard and the weather was much nicer today than it will be on the weekend.

smoke filled sky, california wildfiresThe smoky air is to return this weekend, but not as bad as last weekend.

The temperatures are to be only in the upper 90’s, except on Monday when it should be above 100 degrees.

heat damage, bad air, smoky, ashIf it is not too hot, I may go out and clean up my heat damaged rose bushes.

book drop, library book return, tracy library, routineTomorrow I also need to go to the library to return some books and pick up some that I have on hold.

I also need to go to the phone store and get a new phone. My personal phone has had a cracked screen for a long time. I have worked around the crack, but now the microphone has stopped working. I can hear people when they call me, but they can’t hear me. I guess it is time to finally get a new phone.

Steven

 

 

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