Where Did Summer Go?

I took this picture on one of the last nice days of summer, just before the leaves turned brown and fell. The neighborhood kids can literally play in the street and not worry about cars (although the police seem to think it is a shortcut to just about anything they need to do in the neighborhood).
This is also the center of the neighborhood. At the end of this street is a large park that the dogs think is theirs. In the evening it is one of the most peaceful places in the city.