Friday, June 6, 2008

how you can tell its summer with your eyes closed


smells:
fresh mown grass
fertilizer, chemical and otherwise
wet soil
cantaloup
peaches
roses
watermelon
cotton fabric in the sun
koolaid, popsicles, etc
grills
fireworks

sounds:
sprinklers
lawnmowers
kids
hummingbirds
doves
meadowlarks
various other birds
fireworks
crickets
locusts
wind in the leaves
bees and other buzzers

sensations:
the sun burning skin
mosquito bites
sweat
comfortable warmness if you're in the shade



Did I forget anything?






6 comments:

  1. The sun doesn't set till late and for me the beach and swimming! Great list! I like summer!

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  2. so for you, Mel, it would be the sound of the waves, the smell of the ocean, the sensation of sand in your pants, burning feet soothed in the sea foam... But in FL, you can get that year round, can't you?

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  3. Taste...cucumbers and onions in vinegar, fresh tomatoes, iced tea.

    Smell...blooming irises, lilacs and Russian olive trees.

    Sights...boats on the water and beings hauled on the roads, lots of skin, tans.

    Sensations...light-weight clothing, sandals, heat,breezes.

    Others...picnics, car windows down, air conditioning, growing crops, farmer's markets.

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  4. yep ~ year round summer...pretty much!

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  5. I have decided that not only do I not like the cold I pretty much don't like the hot either.

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  6. I do love the smells AND taste of fresh fruit.

    Julie - I don't like to freeze and I don't like to swelter...guess we just want a utopia... heaven...

    But I do like the changes of the seasons and the beauty they each bring... If only we could have cold without freezing and heat and humidity without sweating... ok I'll stop dreaming...

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