A lazy summer day… what’s one to do on a lazy summer day, when the house is quiet and no one is around? It's such a pleasure to be so pleased, to be at ease on a summer's day! So I go out to the garden, lean against the iron gate that keeps the neighbor’s dog out of the flowerbeds, intruders from peeking inside, and look around; pleased with every single petal and every single grass I see.
I am alone in the garden, thinking about the heat of July, about the blue sky, about the need for a good rain. "Ssssh," listen… can you hear it? Certainly, summer is a season of sounds: bumblebees buzzing, birds chirping amid branches and the ice clinking in glasses of fresh lemonade.
There's a time in each year that we always hold dear,
Good old summertime...
--Ren Shields, Lyrics
"In the Good Old Summertime" (1902)
Summer day -- the most wonderful time of the year.
ReplyDeleteYou remind me -- I need to spend MORE time outside!
Cass
Time goes by so fast ~ too fast. Wish I could suspend it!
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Susan and Bentley
Yes, the good ole' summertime, indeed! There's nothing like it!
ReplyDeleteSending Summer Blessings and Waving from Our Back Porch,
Rebecca
Just last night I was sitting on the front porch and listening to the sounds of summer and it brought back memories of my childhood with my old friends and Parents.
ReplyDeleteI cried alittle, but was glad to have those memories. Making new ones each summer with the Grandkids.
Nice photo!
ReplyDelete¡Qué agradables son esos días tranquilos de verano en los que no hay nada más que hacer que disfrutar del entorno!
ReplyDeleteTu jardín es mi envidia, realmente precioso ¡me encantaría que viviéramos más cerca para poder hacerte una visita.
De momento tengo que conformarme con ver tus fotos.
Un beso muy grande y todo mi amor desde España.
Last night we had a thunder storm I sat on the porch and listen to it roll in from the mountains. It was peaceful and forceful at the same time I too love summer.
ReplyDeleteCathy
You have captured the essence of a perfect summer day..oh wait...wait...you forgot my cup of coffee!;>) Love your posts-they set me a-dreaming! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteYou have me longing for fall and the memories of cooler days in the garden.
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Caroline
I'm always visiting my long term memory bank and more so at summer time. The best is yet to come.
ReplyDeleteHappy Summer days...
~Shirley
Even though it's so hot & muggy here in NJ, I looooove summer time!!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing that can compare! I love to see and to hear the bees and the birds! I stifle a laugh when I watch the tiny Hummingbirds with their big hearts battling over one feeder - little soldiers - watching from left to right - I love to hear the bees and watch them devour the pollen knowing that down the road my neighbor and friend houses their honeycombs to produce the sweet nectar we enjoy - Summer is definitely a pleasure and a blessing.
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Kathy
You never forget your favorite summer song, summer dish or summer blog post (like this one). Thank goodness for wonderful summers.
ReplyDeletePaula
ivyandelephants.blogspot.com
Such a glorious sentiment. So happy to hear that you are soaking up every bit of Summer. Thanks for bringing your thoughts to Seasonal Sundays.
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