My Waterloo, Book II The heat and humidity of summer would soon subside. Cooler weather would bring school days with notebook paper and pencils. Fall clothing such as corduroy slacks and sweaters. Then, on a day that seemed ordinary, summer would be officially over. Not because of the calendar. Because on that day you put on a jacket. On a cold and windy day that stirred the few leaves in the yard. Summer is a memory now. The sunshine and bugs in the backyard. Byrnes Park swimming pool and that vacation to the dusty gravel roads of Northern Missouri. Peonies and orange lilies bloom in the shade near the backyard fence. The fields seen with patches of wild violets. Garden tomatoes ripe on the kitchen counter. A birthday cake is made for a sibling. Birthday cards bought at the Hallmark store. Black light posters and Peanuts characters in ceramic are for sale.