The Great Outdoors has been calling me more than usual lately. As soon as the morning mist gives way to bright sunshine this is when all I want to do is put on my hat and sunglasses, grab a pick from my Summer Reads pile, pour myself a glass of iced tea, then head out our back door. There an Adirondack chair awaits me. Once I park myself it in and open my book, a new adventure begins!
From my journal: June 21, 1994, Rolling Hills Estates, California
“Yay for today…Sunny summer solstice! Jumpin’ Jupiter Summer’s here!”
Yes, summer is here and yes, I really wrote that in my journal all those years ago! Sometimes I even make myself laugh. Anyway, in honor of it’s arrival, I am going to do just that and get outside. I will forgo writing a formal blog post this week, but I am offering up a few quotes to get you in spirit of the season, that is, if you’re not already there. Enjoy!
“Ah, summer – that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It’s a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends.” – Darrell Hammond
“‘Cause a little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about.” –John Mayer
“If summer had one defining scent, it’d definitely be the smell of barbeque.”–Katie Lee
“And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.” –Shanti
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” –Henry James
“I’m sorry for the things I said when it was winter.” –Unknown
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” –Charles Bowden
“If you’re not barefoot, then you’re overdressed.” –Unknown
“Yellow butterflies look like flowers flying through the warm summer air.” – Andrea Willis
“Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Makes you wanna move your dancing feet.” – Bob Marley
“In summer, the song sings itself.” – William Carlos Williams
“There is no ‘we’ in summer. Only ‘u’ and ‘me’.” – Unknown
“Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.” – Van Morrison
“Summer has a flavor like no other. Always fresh and simmered in sunshine.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Salt in the air, sand in my hair.” – Unknown
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.” —John Lubbock
“Some of the best memories are made in flip flops.” – Kellie Elmore
“Summer is a period of luxurious growth. To be in harmony with the atmosphere of summer, awaken early in the morning and reach to the sun for nourishment to flourish as the gardens do. Work, play, travel, be joyful, and grow into selfless service. The bounty of the outside world enters and enlivens us.” – Paul Pitchford
“A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.” – Raymond Duncan
“A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn’t mean in winter.” – Patricia Briggs
“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” —Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty
“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” – James Dent
“I could never in a hundred summers get tired of this.” – Susan Branch
Wishing you a summer of relaxed days, lazy evenings, and pure enjoyment every minute in between!
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