Summer�s Not Over, Is It?

Summer’s Not Over, Is It? 8/30/2006 - Roadsides lined with little except Queen Anne’s lace and late-blooming chicory are as much a harbinger as is the calendar that brings August to a close tomorrow. While maples here and there are showing signs of the beginning of autumn already and vineyards are heavy with ripening fruit, we can see summer’s final burst of color from goldenrod is imminent. We would like to hang onto this summer a bit longer. It was long and lazy — downright hot a few times — and we had just enough rain to keep everything green and growing but not enough to interfere with summer fun. We missed having the Nature Art Festival in Jamestown, but everything else was simply marvelous. By tradition, summer is not over until the final events at Bemus Point this weekend. First up is the Trombone Salute featuring John Marcellus and the Eastman School of Music students in concert at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the floating stage in Bemus Bay. And then on Sunday, the full symphonic Bemus Bay Pops orchestra brings us the Labor Day Finale with music and fireworks starting at 6:30. Jamestown’s Labor Day Festival at Bergman Park is Sunday, by the way. A bit further west, we note, Findley Lake is marching onward without looking back and so has its ninth annual harvest festival — yes, harvest — all three days this weekend. Crafters, artists, live music, wine tasting and an ox roast will be under way 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Historical Society’s annual quilt show is Saturday. And then, come Tuesday, there we will be — Sept. 5. The youngsters will be back in school, football season will be well under way, days will keep getting shorter and it will be — are you ready? — just eight weeks to Halloween. As much as we enjoy glorious autumn in these parts, we would, as we said, like to be able to hang onto summer just a little longer. For more information on Chautauqua Lake Real Estate & Living visit: www.chautauqualakehomes.com