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For many people, Monday, the unofficial last day of summer, was a holiday to celebrate with friends on a warm and muggy late summer day.
At Barrett Park in Stamford, a group of friends played volleyball, as Teresa Correa kept score with a flip chart.
Mitchell Zavala of Darien was watching from the sidelines as the two teams lunged and spiked the ball as they competed furiously.
"We try to get together as much as we can," he said. "It's just a group of friends and most are from Stamford."
The friends have set up their court in a number of parks around the city, including Scalzi and Courtland parks, but like Barrett Park for its low-key atmosphere, Zavala said.
Nearby, a group of teenage friends were playing a pickup game of basketball.
Among them was Michael Sottile, 17, who shrugged when asked whether the summer passed too quickly.
"It went by the right time I guess," said Sottile, a Westhill High School student.
That may be a sentiment shared by some but not all students - and parents - as the summer winds down and the official start of fall is just a few weeks away.
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