Even though summer is my least favorite time of year, mostly because it’s just too damn hot where I live that you can’t go outside to do anything all season long without sweating like you wouldn’t believe…and not to mention, our summer always lasts way too long…there are some things I do genuinely love about this season.
♥ F L O W E R S !
♥ Lush, green trees!
♥ Fresh fruit, especially watermelon!
♥ Butterflies, lightning bugs, and hanging out on summer nights.
♥ Summer showers…I’m not a lover of sunshine; rain is my jam.
♥ Summer tunes…I have certain songs that I love listening to in the summertime.
♥ The colorful-ness of summer. The Earth is just so rich and vibrant with color and I love it!
♥ Beachy books…I’m loving having a few really summery novels to enjoy.
♥ Iced tea, and lots of it, please.
♥ Bruschetta with fresh tomatoes and basil. I could live off this stuff!
♥ Celebrating the Fourth of July…it’s seriously one of my favorite celebrations because it’s so simple and fun and I have so many happy memories from my girlhood days of this time of year.
♥ Roadtrips and just drives through the countryside in the summer are where it’s at.
♥ The sounds of summer…birdsong in the morning and an orchestral performance by the crickets at night.
♥ The scent of freshly cut grass.
♥ Summer nights, whether it be baking something in the kitchen or watching a movie on the couch, or just shooting the breeze outside. I literally have tons of happy and sometimes crazy memories of my childhood summer nights. I could probably write a book!
So, dear summer, even though you’re not my favorite (at least where I live now), you are still pretty damn special. And I shall be grateful for all the memories you hold and all the future memories that I haven’t lived yet. Here’s to making summertime magical and beautiful!
What are your summertime loves?