Summer Days, Summer Nights
I knew it was here yesterday when I opened my back door to let Gracie out. There was that smell in the air that is so familiar when it's hazy, hot and humid. Summer...it is here, today being the first full day. I love summer. It speaks of all things bright and beautiful.
Here in New England it is a short season, winter being the longest. That makes the enjoyment of it so special. You cannot waste even one day of it. So many summer things on my list. Such an urgency to slow down and take it all in. Yet at the same time it has a relaxed, lazy feel to it. A time when I can set monkey mind to rest and go with the flow so much easier. Oh yes, there are still classes to take, chores to be done, errands to run, but it summer I do them with a happy heart knowing at the end their might be an ice cream waiting for me.
Here are a few of my favorite summer things: Perhaps you can make a list of your own and while your at it, slow down and smell the air...
Top on my list : Maine lobster
Maine everything...we have a house there so we get to see the sea.
Loons
ice Cream
reading on the deck...reading anywhere and lots of it.
bubbles and playing with my Liam
fried clams
camp fires/ gooey smores
cooking on the grill
hazy, hot and humid....bring it on
birds singing, babies in nests
photographing all of it,
less clothes,
fireworks,
drive-in movies....we still have them in Maine
lazy afternoons with naps on the deck
sunsets over Long Lake
My list could go on and on but you get the point...more play less work.
Wherever your summer takes you, be sure to look with new eye's at what is around you. Spend time with those you love and really become engaged in what happens when your with your favorite people. Hug more, argue less. Sandels instead of shoes, sunscreen. Do it all. Be safe and enjoy.
Reader Comments (5)
Lovely blog. Met on Reflection of YOu.
Love your post summer days summer nights it's winter in my part of the world!
Found your blog at Reflection of you!
Love your world! It's entirely too hot here in Florida. I'm enjoying your Blog.
Thanks so much girls for stopping by. This is such a nice surprise on such a crappy day for me...
I am thankful for your kind words and I'll be over to visit all of you.
I sure love your blog, Cheryl. You sound like a kindred soul. :)