“Summer, adieu, goodbye, au revoir, farewell. Now day comes late; now chillier blows the breeze on forsaken beach”
Today there was a lot of chat about this being the last Sunday of Summer. I awoke to the sound of rain on the roof, so easy to just pull up the doona and doze off but blogging duty beckons. By the time I arrived at the beach, the clouds were parting and the sun breaking through.
To celebrate the oncoming of Autumn, I have called upon some of the great wordsmiths of all time to farewell another sultry Sydney Summer.
Shakespeare – “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”
As Lyndall breaks out the new wetsuit already.
The Taoist proverb – “Autumn is the season of change”. As Martin celebrates a birthday and transitions into another year.
And Jasmine signs up for her first swim with us.
“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” — Anton Chekhov
Autumn, when summer gathers up her robes of glory, and, like a dream, glides away.” — Sarah Helen Whitman
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”. – Albert Camus
“One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Some of the best memories are made in flip flops.” ― Kellie Elmore
“I could taste the salt on her lips, each kiss like a summer wave breaking on an empty beach.” ― Michael Faudet
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“Summer bachelors like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.” ― Nora Ephron
The last word must go to our resident philosopher from lower middle management , a man of few but poignant words , Shaun –
“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart “
The Stats
Temp 20.7 degrees
Swimmers 227
Newbies 5
Thunderbird
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16 comments
JK
26/02/2017 at 10:53 am
Nice blog Michael, better than Rainer’s
Shelley K
26/02/2017 at 11:04 am
Tremendous words, the best words, bigly deep, man
Michael S
26/02/2017 at 11:51 am
Thank you. Words like that make it all worthwhile.
Michael S
26/02/2017 at 11:51 am
Thank you.
Elizabeth
26/02/2017 at 12:00 pm
Big haul today: splendid swim, great photos of swimmers and wise words
Edwina
26/02/2017 at 12:09 pm
Brilliant quotes! Loved it, not the autumn but though 🤔
Suzie P
26/02/2017 at 12:35 pm
What will we do for 6 months without these???
Lips
26/02/2017 at 4:09 pm
You are two bitter, grumpy old men.
Great blog Michael. Love the pretentious quotes.
Michael S
26/02/2017 at 4:16 pm
Thanks Lips. If I get compliments like this from JK, bring on pretension I say. There still life in the old bloke yet.
Michael S
26/02/2017 at 4:17 pm
Suzie, I expect to be sitting in Barcelona reading your wonderful blogs, stick figures and all.
Jenny Holmes
27/02/2017 at 7:08 am
What a beautiful poetical blog and with all the fun of the fair as well…. starting with a breathtakingly lovely opening photograph. Roll out the seasons… so glad we don’t live on the equator.
Michael S
27/02/2017 at 8:29 am
Thanks Jenny. It was a lovely morning for a swim, as usual.
Clive
27/02/2017 at 10:28 am
Spent my Sunday doing The Rip swim in Victoria – said to be Australia’s most dangerous swim but there are comprehensive safety measures in place. Should be on every swimmer’s bucket list! Details at http://www.riprace.com.au/?doing_wp_cron=1488151308.2994840145111083984375
Clive
David
27/02/2017 at 4:40 pm
Belinda had double exposure today. 😉
Michael S
27/02/2017 at 5:56 pm
Well done. It looks like a hell of a swim. how long did it take you?
Michael S
27/02/2017 at 5:57 pm
She was looking great and I just had to use them.