Several days ago, we celebrated Labor Day. It’s a holiday designed to honor the American workforce and of course enjoy that last big bar b Que. It also means the end of summer vacation for kids and the unofficial end to summer.

It doesn’t seem fair that summer has to end once Labor Day passes. The actual season still has two more weeks until the fall equinox. Temperatures don’t automatically drop to fall averages. This year, temperatures were very close to 80 right after Labor Day. Normally I would head to the pool to cool off, but no luck. The pool at my apartment complex closed the day after Labor Day. But, that’s the way it is when you live up north. That let down is one thing I’ve had a hard time adjusting to (the other being snow).

I personally think pools should stay open until it gets too cool.  Sometimes on those warm weekends in September I look at the pool and think, “I would love to do a cannon ball into that water right now”. But the deck remains empty, the gate remains locked tighter than Fort Knox and the water stays calm.

I know one of the reasons for the early closing time is to prepare pools for the winter, but really cold weather tends to not get here until October. I can’t imagine it takes that long to get a pool winter ready.

I won’t even bother going into the Halloween candy and costumes I saw in the stores. Oh, and I did see some Thanksgiving and even some Christmas decorations. The post Labor Day transition to fall and winter happens way too fast.

I am not completely negative on this transition. I enjoy the fall colors and the hints of cool weather to come. But the main thing is the return of football. I am a big college football fan and I look forward to the start of the season and the opportunity watch to my Florida Gators!

No matter how you feel about the post Labor Day time, just remember this… Only eight months until Memorial day and the unofficial start to summer.

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