Finally a cool morning; fall is on its way

Finally, a cool morning. It's more than about time for the extremely hot weather to pass and to hang on only in our memory.  The weather was comfortable for  the church barbeque Sunday  after the shower stopped and the sun came out.  Autumn is only a few days away, and October, together with May, are usually our best months of the year.

Every day was busy on the farm but I especially liked the fall when harvest gave up the results months of hard work in hot summertime.  Peanuts had to be pulled up and sweet potatoes dug, with cane  harvesting and syrup making following a month later.  Cotton picking started in late August but September was the main month for harvesting this, the main money crop.

We put a concrete floor in our smoke house and converted it into a temporary cotton house and for  other uses.  I can remember sneaking into the cotton house on a cold morning for a five minute nap before completing my chores and getting ready to catch the school bus.  Yes, my memories of autumn are very pleasant except for the need to attend school.  Worse was if fall is here winter can't be far behind and that was never a happy time.