Wild Seasonal Living | Wellness, Beauty & Seasonal Living for Women 50+

Every August, I can’t help but smile when I walk into a store and see pumpkins stacked beside school supplies while the sun is still pouring heat through the windows. I love autumn as much as anyone, but there is something a little wild about being asked to move on from the season we are still living.

Maybe that is how life works, too. We move with the current, always reaching for what comes next, and in the process, we sometimes miss the texture of the season beneath our feet. I’m guilty of it myself — I just bought Halloween décor this past weekend.

Still, I want to savor these last days of summer.

I know some people may laugh at that perspective, especially here in Texas, where summer can stretch far beyond the calendar and autumn often arrives in whispers rather than a clean turn. But for me, summer has always been less about the temperature and more about the feeling: long light, slower evenings, and time outdoors beneath an open sky.

I love the quiet of sunrise and the honeyed glow just before sunset. I love roadside stands piled high with peaches and watermelon, their sweetness tasting like the season itself. I love floating down the river, where people from all over Texas gather in San Marcos for the same cool, easy escape. I love outdoor movies in the park, live music drifting through warm evening air, and a glass of wine or a spicy margarita enjoyed outside as the day begins to soften. I love the drive to Fredericksburg, one of the most beautiful stretches through the Hill Country.

So over the next 30 days, I plan to make time for all of it — the mornings, the water, the fruit, the music, the long drives, and the lingering light. I want to live these final days of summer fully, with both hands open to the season before it changes.

There is wisdom in noticing the season you are actually in, rather than rushing toward the one waiting on the horizon.

What will you do to savor summer before it slips away?

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The pictures below are a few examples of how I like to savor summertime.