I will unabashedly admit that I am a summer-lovin’ girl!
"I was made for sunny days." – author unknown
What is it about summer that makes us feel so much more alive?
There’s something about going barefoot or in sandals that’s so liberating. The toes can breathe and kiss the dirt beneath its feet at the same time they reach upward toward the skies. I feel so violated when I again must squeeze those tender tootsies into a pair of shoes once the weather chills off.
"If you're not barefoot, then you're overdressed." – author unknown
There’s something about paring down the layers to soak up the delicious sun licking the skin as it bathes us in its warm glow. Without the sun, life is a dreary grey-tinged world; nothing thrives.
"It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside." - Maud Hart Lovelace
There’s something about summer that makes hearts sing to the music. I am sure that almost everyone cranks up the volume in the summer when listening to their favourite tunes. Summer feeds my happy heart and there’s nothing better than listening to the oldies blaring. My memories fade back to when I was a kid when those songs filled my summer days with happy go-lucky lyrics.
Even now I recognize the oldies’ voices that set the soundtrack of my summers.
"Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer." – author unknown
There’s something about summer to enjoy late evenings around a campfire with family and good friends. The burning embers in the fire seem to mesmerize us as we behold each other in glistening flickers of light.
"Oh, the summer night, has a smile of light, and she sits on a sapphire throne." – Bryan Procter
We gaze upward and behold the majestic firmament above dancing with northern lights. We wish those summer nights would never end.
"The summer night is like a perfection of thought." – Wallace Stevens
There’s something about summer and nothing better than a kiss in the evening moonlight to make the heart sing.
“Everything good, everything magical, happens between the months of June and August.” - Jenny Han
There’s something about summer food that pleases the palate in its simplicity. Good food is only a barbecue away! There’s something about going out to the garden to pick fresh produce to grace a table with nature’s deliciousness.
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." – Audrey Hepburn
All I can say is … there’s just something about summer!
"Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows." – Helen Keller
