Before the Fall

It isn't Fall, yet. It's still summer. As confirmed by our server at lunch yesterday: the seasonal beer is a sumer ale (from the Harpoon Brewery, as I recall). There are still flowers in the windowboxes, but the shops are ready for Hallowe'en:

"Blue is Beautiful" (Watch on YouTube)

J., who is more alert to these cultural signs, points out the sticks for toasting marshmallows on your summer bonfire, right next to the Hallowe'en candy (I thought Bonfire Night was in November, so I'd missed this). And the Hallowe'en cards: Baby's first Hallowe'en, missing you at Hallowe'en...