Why I Love Summertime
Summer is a lovely time of year. In summer we
have long days and hopefully longer warmer days and sunshine,
vacation time and beautiful flowers. Its quite an easy time of
year to love.
Life is easier in the Summertime...
Vivaldi Four Seasons-Summer
Gorgeous music which is beautiful to listen
to. You may like to have this video playing while you look
through the rest of the page....I find it puts you in the
summertime mood. I'm Loving Summer!!
What can I say about Summer?
In a country where it's not that warm most of the year Summertime is our big chance at some high temperatures, occasional balmy days and warmer evenings....for a little while at least :)
A time where we can actually eat out of
doors have picnics and breakfast on the patio. Summer is a time to wear lovely dresses and beautiful cool fabrics. Maybe even a sun hat!
A time where the days are long, light, sunny, warm and bright :) Of course, it is not always like that here in UK where I live - in fact its probably a matter of weeks rather than months - but when it is.... oh how we treasure it :)
Life's A Beach! I love walking a long a quiet beach during the summer. I do not get the chance to do this very often as I do not live that near to a beach and so it is a once in a while experience or when we are on holiday.
I do treasure it though and it is never ordinary. There is nothing quite like walking barefoot across a warm sandy beach in the summertime. Feeling the soft warm sand between your toes and the gentle breeze in your hair.....
There is a freshness and unique feeling about being on a beach where the sun warms the sand and the waves gently roll in and I always find it oh so relaxing and serene.
Summertime and the living is e-a-s-y
Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me
those have always been the two most beautiful words in the
English language.
Henry James
Near Water In Summer
When it is warm or even hot in summer often
if they can people gravitate to the water. So we find that
beaches, lakes, ponds and rivers tend to attract people more.
Some people take their sport to the water
and we often see people sailing or water surfing or simply
taking a gentle row in a small rowing boat.
We can enjoy the water more in the summer,
warmer with less breeze. Some people like the challenge of
water sports in winter but for many its the more chilled out
relaxing summer time they love to be in and around the water.
There is also nothing quite like watching
the sunshine glisten on the water like thousands of stars
gently drifting in a quiet breeze....
"Deep summer is when laziness finds
respectability."
Sam Keen
Beautiful Summer Flowers
In many gardens, Summer is the time for flowers. I love all the vibrant colours of the flowers the reds and golds, yellows and purples and also the more gentle shades of lilacs and whites and pinks. They are all just so beautiful.
The garden seems to grow so quickly during
early summer becoming heavy with greenery and with blooms.
Many are scented and the scent hangs heavy on the air when the day is still. Beautiful annuals put on their flowery show now,
just a one off magical appearance for a few short weeks but
wow, what a show!
Many roses reach their peak and their
beauty is astounding and of the scented ones there is nothing
like holding a rose to your fave and drinking in the gorgeous
different scents.
The garden reaches a hiatus in summer. Much
of the frenetic work needed to be done in Spring is over and
the Autumn tasks are yet to be needed so we get a brief period
of rest.
As a gardener we should take more time to look , to feel to smell our gardens around us and appreciate them.
As a gardener we should take more time to look , to feel to smell our gardens around us and appreciate them.
If you love flowers Summer is the place to
be !
"A single sunbeam is enough to drive away
many shadows."
St. Francis of Assisi
Herbs In Summer
We have a small herb garden and they always
come into their own in Summer time. I love the fresh wonderful
scents, the beautiful stems and flowers of the herbs.
It feels so good to be able to go out of
the kitchen door and pick a few chives,sage, rosemary or mint or anything
else to go with dinner that evening and to know that we grew
them in our garden and how fresh they are.
To Summer by William Blake
O thou who passest thro' our valleys in
Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay
the heat
That flames from their large nostrils!
thou, O Summer,
Oft pitched'st here thy goldent tent, and
oft
Beneath our oaks hast slept, while we
beheld
With joy thy ruddy limbs and flourishing
hair.
Beneath our thickest shades we oft have
heard
Thy voice, when noon upon his fervid car
Rode o'er the deep of heaven; beside our
springs
Sit down, and in our mossy valleys, on
Some bank beside a river clear, throw thy
Silk draperies off, and rush into the
stream:
Our valleys love the Summer in his pride.
Our bards are fam'd who strike the silver
wire:
Our youth are bolder than the southern
swains:
Our maidens fairer in the sprightly dance:
We lack not songs, nor instruments of joy,
Nor echoes sweet, nor waters clear as
heaven,
Nor laurel wreaths against the sultry heat.
Pretty Summer Flowers
"In summer, the song sings itself."
William Carlos Williams
Summer Holidays!
Another reason to love summer is the
holidays. As a child the summer holidays in July and August
seemed to stretch on forever and ever. Long balmy days of play
and sunshine...
As an adult of course I didn't get those long summer holidays and the summers seem a lot shorter now somehow. We tend to go on holiday at different times of the year but we still managed a week in the warmer weather of July or August to chill out and relax a little.
As a gardener, it is important to take time every so often to just sit in the garden and look, listen, smell and touch your garden. No weeding, no planning just take it all in and enjoy it.
As a gardener, it is important to take time every so often to just sit in the garden and look, listen, smell and touch your garden. No weeding, no planning just take it all in and enjoy it.
Take a break from the usual routine and explore,
relax, enjoy your garden.
Groove Amarda-At The River
I Love this, sooooooo relaxing and puts me in the mood for a lazy hot summer afternoon...... Armada. At The River
Summer Reading -
All the days of summer to read a good book. Good to enjoy a book in the summer whatever your age. One of my happy pleasures is to take a good book out into our garden, sit on the patio or even on a rug on the grass and simply enjoy reading. Not reading for work or for a course qualification or for learning. No just to read and get lost in a story, in a narrative, in another world.
I love to spend an hour or two like this in the garden on a recliner when I get the opportunity during the summer, the sun warm on
my body, the gentle breeze, sound of bees humming and just
quietly reading.
What Do You Like About Summer! - Share your thoughts about Summer here. Some comments I received earlier.
ajgodinho 11
months ago from Ontario, Canada
Unfortunately, summer is just come to a
close today, here in Canada, at least officially. But, I enjoy
Autumn as well and the beauty it brings, even though the
temperatures start to drop.
The best thing about Summer for me are the
long days. It's quite bright even around 9:00 pm. I enjoyed
listening to "Vivaldi Four Seasons-Summer" while
reading this
Namsak
Everything - long days, warm nights, summer
holidays, days out . . ..
captainj88
East Berlin, PA, USA
Beautiful ! I'm enjoying reading through
why you love each season.
Tamara14
agreb, Croatia, Europe
Although born in February I can't wait for
the summer every single year. It may be too hot sometimes, but
I just love it. Colors, warm nights, social events all over
the city, going to the coast etc.
jolou
Another wonderful thing about summer is the
flowers, especially the roses. We have many rose gardens here
in Victoria.
ohcaroline
Summer is the carefree season. I enjoy swimming
in the summer.
WindyWintersHubs
Vancouver Island, BC
Oh, Boy. I can smell your lovely roses by looking
at them. I love autumn but always look forward to spring and summer!
Burr! The winter weather here is mild but damp! Best Wishes to You.
~Wendy
Light-in-me
I love the seasons too and have seasonal pages very similar to yours! Nice job Robin :)
