September.

Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Septembre the Musée Condé, Chantilly.

"By all these lovely tokens

September days are here,

With summer’s best of weather

And autumn’s best of cheer."

- Helen Hunt Jackson, September, 1830-1885

Finally. September is here. When sun warms the back instead beating down upon us. Cool breezes in the morning, and crisp air in the night. MmMm, I love it. It's like a light switch has been flicked - the streets are empty, beaches are quiet, swell is filling in and the temperature has eased. Work has finally begun to slow down, which my body appreciates. I'm looking forward to having a day off here and there to catch up with friends, spend some QT with Shawn & my family, and log some water time -- in perfect Jersey fall surf.

So cheers...here's to a successful summer, and the wonderful Fall to come.

EVENTS in SEPTEMBER:

• It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
• On the first Sunday of September, the regata storica parade is staged in Venice, as prelude to the rowing contests known as regattas.^{[citation needed]}
• Labor Day (Labour Day in Canada) is observed on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada.
• In India, Teachers' Day is celebrated on September 5. The date is the birthday of the second President of India, academic philosopher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.^{[citation needed]}
• In Brazil, Independence Day is celebrated September 7
• In Japan, Respect for the Aged Day is a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of September. Autumnal Equinox Day is also a national holiday.
• In Alaska, Statehood Hero Day is celebrated on September 9. It is the birthdate of small town hero and legend, Quinn Bennett
• In the United States, September 11 is Patriot Day, in remembrance of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.^[3][4]
• In the United States, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15.^[5]
• In Mexico, Independence Day is celebrated September 16.^[6]
• In Saint Kitts and Nevis, National Heroes' Day is celebrated September 16.^[7]
• In Saint Kitts and Nevis, Independence Day is celebrated September 19.^[8]
• In Chile, Independence Day is celebrated September 18
• National Grandparents' Day takes place on the first Sunday after Labor Day in the United States and Canada ^[9].
• In the Netherlands the third Tuesday in September is known as prinsjesdag. The government presents its annual budget. The queen rides to the parliament in a gilded coach and reads the plans for the coming year to the States-general.^{[citation needed]}
• The equinox named the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and the vernal or spring equinox in the southern hemisphere occurs on dates varying from 21 September to 24 September (in UTC). In the paganwheel of the year the spring equinox is the time of Ostara and the autumn equinox is that of Mabon.^{[citation needed]}
• Heritage Day is celebrated in South Africa on 24 September.
• In KwaZulu-Natal, king Shaka is commemorated on the last Sunday of September.^{[citation needed]}
• Counterintuitively, the German Oktoberfest and the Chinese August Moon festival (more correctly called the Mid-Autumn Festival) both occur in September.
• In New Zealand , Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September.^{[citation needed]}
• In Australia, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September.^{[citation needed]}
• In Australia, the Rugby League Grand Final is played on the last Sunday of September.^{[citation needed]}
• In Australia, the AFL Grand Final is played on the last Saturday of September.^{[citation needed]}
• September 1 is celebrated as the beginning of Eritrea's 30 year armed struggle for independence from Ethiopia, which began in September 1961 and ended in May 1991.