August Wedding   July begets September, and somewhere obliquely between, an onrush of “life events” and rites of belated spring — prayer   & libations when a son takes a wife — so much more to it than just that. Who knew about the price of flowers or which knife   lies on which side of which plate? But it’s true — love’s enshrined in ritual, and when you share your love with us, we shine it back on you.                                                      — for Joe & Sally     © Michael Fleming Dummerston, Vermont August 2025