I Love Summer!

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now live someplace where the Winters are short, even if they aren’t always entirely mild.It’s only mid-August, but already the end of Summer is on the horizon. Schools are back in session around here this week and stores are starting to feature sweaters and boots in their displays. I like pumpkin bread and cooler nights, but still, I’m sorry to see Summer coming to an end, and not just because going through school zones adds minutes to my drive time.Besides bare feet and less bulky clothing, I like the feeling of freedom that Summer conveys. My son has aged out of school, and it’s not like much about our schedule changes significantly with the summer months at this point, but there’s still a historical feeling of vacation time about Summer that I like. Maybe it’s that the sun is up longer, and so the days feel drawn out and languorous. I love to swim and be in the water and Summer is the time when that is most likely to be happening often.Maybe it’s the foods that really taste their best at this time of year that I like so much. Raspberries to me are like Summer itself on the tongue. Tomatoes, still warm from the vine, are like nothing else on earth. The other night I had a dish in a Mediterranean restaurant that was made of chopped tomato, cucumber, green peppers and purple onion drizzled in olive oil. It was very simple and basic, but the vegetables all tasted like they’d been picked that morning — fresh and delicious.Corn is another food that we typically eat mostly in the summer. My all

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-time favorite summer salad is grilled corn cut off of the cob, mixed with cherry tomatoes, purple onion, fresh basil leaves and blue cheese crumbles in a basil vinaigrette. I could eat the entire bowl of that in one sitting, it’s so good.I even like Summer thunderstorms, the kind that blows in and out quickly and leaves a rainbow after a dramatic show of thunder and lightning. Getting caught in a warm rain shower is refreshing in a way that getting pelted by sleet is not. You can either let your clothes air dry or quickly change them out for a dry pair of shorts and a t-shirt.Where I live it can get up into the 100s during the summer, and although that is a bit hotter than I really prefer, I still like it better than being cold. There isn’t a lot of humidity here most of the time, and there’s always a breeze and that means that even in the high 80s and 90s, it’s really not too bad. We spend time out on our porch in the summer, even on very hot days, because the combination of shade and breeze makes it manageable.Fortunately, we’ll have pretty warm weather here into early October, so I don’t have to give up Summer quite yet. I’ll keep eating my raspberries and wearing shorts and sandals until forced to do otherwise by changing temperatures. I do enjoy the change of seasons, but I’m always glad when Summer comes back around. After all of those early years in warm climates, I feel like it’s in my blood.Thanks, <a href="undefined">Lucy King</a> for the writing prompt</article></body>

I Love Summer!

And I’m sorry that it’s coming to a close

I have a theory that where you grew up tends to be the kind of climate that you prefer. Since nine of my first twelve years were spent living in tropical climates, I really prefer it warm and summery more than any other season. Maybe this isn’t true for absolutely everybody, but my personal polling indicates that it’s pretty pervasive. I had a friend who was from Utah who would wax eloquent about the joys of bundling up, being cold but then sitting by a fire, playing in the snow, etc.

I personally loathe bundling up. Layers of clothing feel constricting to me and I’d be really happy if I never had to wear anything bulkier than jeans and a sweater. I don’t like having cold feet, so I will put on socks if I need to, but because I spent a lot of my childhood barefoot, I’d prefer not to have to wear shoes much less socks. Once I make the move to close-toed shoes, I wear them without socks for as long as I can.

When the temperatures are still pretty moderate, I can get on board with Spring and Fall, but Summer is really still my favorite. I have no use for Winter at all. Fortunately, I now live someplace where the Winters are short, even if they aren’t always entirely mild.

It’s only mid-August, but already the end of Summer is on the horizon. Schools are back in session around here this week and stores are starting to feature sweaters and boots in their displays. I like pumpkin bread and cooler nights, but still, I’m sorry to see Summer coming to an end, and not just because going through school zones adds minutes to my drive time.

Besides bare feet and less bulky clothing, I like the feeling of freedom that Summer conveys. My son has aged out of school, and it’s not like much about our schedule changes significantly with the summer months at this point, but there’s still a historical feeling of vacation time about Summer that I like. Maybe it’s that the sun is up longer, and so the days feel drawn out and languorous. I love to swim and be in the water and Summer is the time when that is most likely to be happening often.

Maybe it’s the foods that really taste their best at this time of year that I like so much. Raspberries to me are like Summer itself on the tongue. Tomatoes, still warm from the vine, are like nothing else on earth. The other night I had a dish in a Mediterranean restaurant that was made of chopped tomato, cucumber, green peppers and purple onion drizzled in olive oil. It was very simple and basic, but the vegetables all tasted like they’d been picked that morning — fresh and delicious.

Corn is another food that we typically eat mostly in the summer. My all-time favorite summer salad is grilled corn cut off of the cob, mixed with cherry tomatoes, purple onion, fresh basil leaves and blue cheese crumbles in a basil vinaigrette. I could eat the entire bowl of that in one sitting, it’s so good.

I even like Summer thunderstorms, the kind that blows in and out quickly and leaves a rainbow after a dramatic show of thunder and lightning. Getting caught in a warm rain shower is refreshing in a way that getting pelted by sleet is not. You can either let your clothes air dry or quickly change them out for a dry pair of shorts and a t-shirt.

Where I live it can get up into the 100s during the summer, and although that is a bit hotter than I really prefer, I still like it better than being cold. There isn’t a lot of humidity here most of the time, and there’s always a breeze and that means that even in the high 80s and 90s, it’s really not too bad. We spend time out on our porch in the summer, even on very hot days, because the combination of shade and breeze makes it manageable.

Fortunately, we’ll have pretty warm weather here into early October, so I don’t have to give up Summer quite yet. I’ll keep eating my raspberries and wearing shorts and sandals until forced to do otherwise by changing temperatures. I do enjoy the change of seasons, but I’m always glad when Summer comes back around. After all of those early years in warm climates, I feel like it’s in my blood.

Thanks, Lucy King for the writing prompt