Summer’s last act is both too soon and it’s about time.

The sun disappears behind the distant treeline before we finish dinner. The Canada geese have bought their tickets south. Nights are definitely cooler. The AC is getting a rest. And on Monday our family’s token scholar is heading back to her campus.

But we are weary, drained from shadow-boxing the Steamship Authority, along with the roads and all those people who decided to drive into town the same time as moi.

Happy anniversary to Hal Garneau and Dan Waters.

Election season has caught up with us. In-person early voting for the Sept. 3 primary will begin Saturday, August 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the public safety building on State Road. This is also the last day to register to vote. Town clerk Tara Whiting-Wells will be on hand to collect your ballots. Early voting will continue weekday mornings August 26 to August 30, 8 to 11 a.m. at the fire station.

More town business is on this week’s agenda. The Community Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28, via Zoom to hear proposals to spend up to a million dollars for affordable housing, among other things.

Remnants from the fair: The ferris wheel was brand new, zero miles on it. I wonder: “Did it have that new ferris wheel smell?”

Are oxen the new Havanese? They are trending, it appears, and they are phat.

One more remnant: Shock and dismay at the costs of fair-going. For a couple with two kids, for example, it was $65 just to get in the door. Parking was $15. Adult fare $15 per and $10 each for the children. And once inside, there were rides and games and food and more to pay for.