The days go by too quickly it seems.
I can’t believe tomorrow is the last day of August and that Sunday is September. I’m following my traditional of ending my summer on Hartwood Hill in the Perkins Clearing, chewing over a summer ended too quickly. It’s been a cloudy day but one when I was swamped most of the day with work. And it’s already getting dark out.
Already some of the leaves along the road are showing just the first hints of autumn. The woods just feels like summer has reached its final maturity, that it’s ready for its inevitable change to fall. Maybe it is, indeed peak colors in much of the Adirondacks is only 3-4 weeks away. After all, September is Sunday, Labor Day is Monday.
I can bemoan the missed opportunity that was the summer passed but I did do and explore a lot. There is no going back, only autumn and winter ahead.
I’ll work from camp. Maybe I’ll make up some coffee later, this morning I did a caffine shot with shredded oatmeal and bananas to avoid having too many piss breaks on the drive up north. 
and summer squash 
both which should be good — I already had some zucchini and with eggs and cornmeal 
I should have a lot of good eats.
Next week I will probably replace chain, I just got to make sure the one I have will fit the bike. This should help maintain reliability, as the chain is a wear part, and I don’t want to destroy the gears. 
That is this time.
I will do a lot of riding and hiking that day, I might go down to Speculator to see the firetower lighting on Sunday. Labor Day, I will probably ride the Speculator Small Loop. And stop by the Kunjamunk Cave. 
and they don’t charge you for touching the phone when your not moving. Doesn’t seem to drain the phone battery much while charging in my truck. Ultimately though, it’s only pennies a day. 👛➕ Adds up but not much.
— maybe that last week or Columbus Day Weekend — I will probably bring the kayak. Also thinking of a remote work trip to Rensselearville State Forest in a few weeks. 
and the first year of advertising will likely have brought in close to $1,000 by the time one year of advertising is done late September. That said, we need to start withholding more money 💵 from my paycheck to cover blog taxes. Already been doing $200 a month extra withheld for state and federal taxes, but between interest, and dividends, and blog income, I probably need to boost that further. 
I certainly have those straight-laced Christian friends who think I’ve crossed over to darkness smoking the devil’s weed, and now it’s only one step to madness and homelessness. 🤪 God bless his soul listening to the Grateful Dead stone in the wilderness. 🎸 🔥 And those who are redneck hog-raising trailer-living pot smokers, 🐷 who probably think it’s groovy, especially as they saw me as super straight listening to Peter, Paul and Mary and not smoking more of the Jane. 🪕 The smell of kerosene, hog shit, grain and marijuana in the morning! Now that’s a pungent combination! 😤