Where did Summer Go?

I find it hard to believe how fast this Summer went. Here it is almost September and it seems like time has flown or I have slept through it or some such. I know that is not true. Time just has a way of fleeting now. We are so busy doing things, going places, making other people happy. Oops, did that seem a bit negative? Did not mean for it to sound that way. We love spending time with our Family. I still have this fantasy about spending time away. Perhaps a retreat of some sort. It just feels like I am caged way too tight. I am not going to go down that path with this story. This is to be a light discussion of how fast Summer passes. I remember when I was little it always went fast too. We would spend time down by the pond. We would go swimming at some swimming hole or another. I would climb a tree and spend day after day in imaginary fun. Do you remember that little black dog with the white star we had? I have now forgotten his/her name. Yes, the one that I taught to chew my already chewed gum.