Flox, my favorite summer flower, are beginning to bloom. Queen Anne's Lace has been in its splendor for a few weeks now and the blackberries are ripening. It's hard to deny it- we're past the middle of summer and this cool weather is reminding me of fall every day.
I'm in disbelief that we haven't broken out the air conditioners for the kids' upstairs rooms this summer, and that we have barely needed window fans, even. I thought for sure after the extreme cold last winter, that we would experience extreme summer temps as well.
Not so much. It's like Mother Nature left the thermostat on 75 instead of 90.
It's been pretty darn beautiful, in truth. Only one or two days out of the whole summer so far that were I-don't-even-want-to-move-'cause-it's-so-hot. Even though the temps haven't been high, there's still an undeniable laidback-ness that's permeated the season:
Snacks instead of a full lunch by the kiddie pool. Relaxing in front of a movie in the evening after a day outside in the sun. All of us laying out on our beach towels at the local state park. Bedtime stretching later and later because it's summer, and it's only summer for a very short while...
It's tempting to ask: where did summer go? But instead I'll just try to savor each day of it that we have left. Even the rainy days like today.
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