End of Summer (p365; 9.8.11)

When someone posted this picture on Facebook it struck a chord in me. Plus, it is one of those signs you never really notice until someone points it out. Then, you see it all the time (this particular sign is outside my yoga studio). I suppose some things seem more profound than they should. But, I like that the sign, if indeed a metaphor, could mean an end to chaos or an end to going this-way-and-that-way (even if it literally and simply means the end of the beloved turn lane). Today was the end of summer break; I started back at work. Here's to a good end(ing). Here's to connection and hope:

Also, a bonus end-of-summer tribute. I shouldn't like this cartoon, but what it lacks in cleverness, it makes up in adorableness. Plus, this fits: