a season ends

now that i'm not in school, the feeling of summer tends to extend well through october. the weather is more dependably sunny, and as of late warm too.

but summer feels really over when the windjammers start wrapping up for the season.

when i say wrap up, i mean it literally, too. crews build skeletons out of wood and piping over the deck area of each of the boats. plastic is used to cover the frame and is then shrink wrapped tight with a big heat gun.

schooner crews were out in force celebrating the end of the season on sunday, so i celebrated too.