Carpe diem

Last days of summer garb. Across NW Everett from Trinity Cathedral.

GATHER YE BRAEBURNS WHILE YE MAY

Bare legs, farewell, and sandals too.
Prepare, long pants, for rain.
Bright apples blushing in the sun.
Won't soon return again.

END OF SUMMER: DDW Sept 1 challenge by Anniemay

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Sorry for the paucity of my comments (which, alas, will continue).
Many thanks for yours!
In case you think I'm not reading your blips, I herewith present as evidence in my favor, ta da ....

BLIPFOTO VOCABULARY, PART II
(See here for Part I.)

acer - maple tree
advert - ad, advertisement (U.K.)
arsed - Slang; to be willing, inclined, or prepared. Can't be arsed - can't be bothered
Blerch - a pint-sized virtual troll representing apathy, gluttony, and indifference (happens also to be the sound of any condiment that is squeezed out of a plastic container) - from The Oatmeal online cartoon about long distance running
bolshy - a. (from Bolshevik) argumentative, overly assertive, hostile to authority; b. (from Bolshoi, Russian) big
boreen - narrow, frequently unpaved rural road in Ireland
bothy - (in Scotland) a small hut or cottage
cavies - Any of various tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, which includes the guinea pig
cossie - informal for swimming costume
elastoplast - bandaid
fair few, a - many
heaving - full, busy (U.K.)
olio - a miscellaneous collection (as of literary or musical selections)
orchardist - fruit farmer
peedie - little (Scottish)
pootle, or pootle about (v.i.) - To wander or ramble in a leisurely, indirect, or aimless manner, such as by walking or driving; to potter
prevening - ambiguous period of time between afternoon and evening. Starts around 4:00 PM.
put the hammer down - drive or bike quickly; accelerate to maximum speed
quetila - 1 tequila, 2 tequila, 3 quetila 4, 5 quetia, 6 queta, 7 ooooh FLOOR
roving - a long and narrow bundle of fiber. Rovings are produced during the process of making spun yarn from wool fleece, raw cotton, or other fibres
simples! - Used to suggest that something is particularly easy to comprehend or uncomplicated. Communicates a greater level of simplicity than its antecedent 'simple'. Often used ironically after an especially convoluted/complex explanation of something.
wairua - (in NZ) soul, in Maori

I sincerely regret that I wasn't raised speaking this language.

Collaged in Pic Stitch app on iPhone. Center photo SOOC, cropped. Left and right photos, cropped and sharpened in Pic Stitch editor.