closing time

 Two views of the porch. All that remains is to haul in the beach chairs and porch furniture, hide the candles and soap from the mice, decommission the refrigerators, toss the flowers, put all detergents and any liquids in pails (so that if they freeze they don't go anywhere), clear access to all pipes for the plumbers, unplug appliances, dispose of food, clean and turn off the gas. In two houses. (And not a moment too soon. It was 38 degrees last night. Inside.) Wake up in  the night thinking I forgot something.

Jamie McGlone DuPont's photo of the not yet put-away porch.