Harbinger of Fall

As September looms, I suppose Fall can't be far.  It would seem that summer as usual has run its course but been so fleeting.  Why is it that winter drags its icy feet and lasts forever, while summer (and this year it has been warm and snuffled)  vanishes at light speed???  
At any rate, today there were visitors in the yard that generally make an appearance in the Fall and throughout the winter.  British Columbia's provincial bird. Large as a crow, bold, vibrant, and distinctive with that big crest.  The Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri  ... 3 of them were here today gleening peanut scraps from under the feeders.