it's fall, almost

School has begun and a new rhythm. Jackson is into his second week. We met his teacher last night at curriculum night, and the night before, after school and piano lessons, we went to a cub scout meeting with the idea to join a den. Rylee's second day of school is tomorrow. He drew pictures of bicycles and skateboards on his first day. Cyndi says Jack is also interested in a chess club at school, and we mean to get Ry into a YMCA sports program. Ariel is almost a week into NYC, hanging pictures in her room today when I called her. Some transition as she moves in and another roommate arrives very soon. Classes begin next week, but she is doing a workshop now to become familiar with the technology. Normally, we would be thinking about Dixon apples in a couple of weeks but Nana says there will be lots in California when we go for the wedding. The State Fair is around the corner, the Fiesta in Santa Fe, too, and then the Balloon Fiesta will be here before we know it. Already there is the great smell of green chiles roasting around the city (a sure sign of the season changing) and noticeably more produce, including the sweet corn from Moriarty. We may get some rain, judging from the darkening sky and the wind in the trees.