Hello September, I'm happy you're here -- my birthday month, and the start of one of my favorite seasons of the year. Even though you can still be hot, you bring a subtle relief from the scorching humidity of July and August. You bring the promise of a change of pace after the long days of summer. When I was a child, I looked forward with such excitement to your first days of a new school year and all that it might hold. New clothes, notebooks, and lunchboxes. New teachers, classrooms, and new friends.
The roadside wildflowers are in bloom,
