late summer
Dog days waning
Late summer is the period near the end of summer, typically August into early September in the Northern Hemisphere.
It suggests ripeness and fullness before autumn's decline—gardens at peak production, long days beginning to shorten: We harvested the tomatoes in late summer.
The phrase often carries a wistful quality, evoking endings and transitions.
- harvestGathering mature crops
- county fairRegional harvest celebration
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- AugustEighth calendar month
September · Labor Day · warmth · humid · dog days · cicadas · sunflowers · peaches · corn · hazy · sunset · beach sunset · crickets · tomatoes · ripe · fading · languid · sultry
- Augustheat, Leo, Virgo, hot weather, dog days
- harvest seasonOctober, mid-autumn
- Chinese philosophyConfucianism, Confucius, Taoism, Daoism, Tao
late summerearly spring
Season's initial weeks
midwinter · dead of winter · February · late fall · March
late summerearly spring
Season's initial weeks
planting season · seedtime · dormant season · emergence · fallow period
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