School may already be in session here in Charlotte, but for me growing up the unofficial end of summer Vacation was Labor Day weekend. The Tuesday and Wednesday after was reserved for back to school preparation, and on Thursday we were back in class.

When I spotted this butterfly on the trail in my neighborhood I though it was an appropriate omen for the changing of the seasons. Seeing it crumpled on the ground like a fallen leaf, being consumed by a wasp definitely called forth the feeling that a darker season filled with cooling air, longer shadows, and Halloween was just around the corner.