Summer is morning coffee out on the patio, lazy afternoons in the water and watching the sun bid goodnight as it sets behind the mountains for another day. But it is also watering plants, deadheading flowers, weeding the garden and sweeping up dirt that was tracked inside. The rhythm of the seasons gives life texture. While I complain about our long winters, I really do enjoy the character of the four seasons. Fall might be my favorite, but summer comes in a close second because there are so many fun things to do. Since we were busy enjoying summer and family last week, I did not take time out to write. So instead of writing a post, I am sharing my favorite things to do in the summer, via photos. A photo is worth a thousand words anyway, right?
We have to stuff all of the fun summer activities into the short 2-3 months of warm weather that we get here in the PNW. But perhaps that makes it all the more precious. Do you have any “must do’s” for summer?
Like you, we go hard spring, summer & fall beginning with spring yard work, summer projects & fall harvest & putting everything back “to bed”. I love the rhythm of the seasons. Summer means rodeos & chuckwagon races, porch setting, cooling off in the water & rock painting (like we did yesterday with the neighbor little), music festivals, kayaking, road trips & visitors, garden harvest, foraging for berries, an annual vacation with my son’s family. We bemoan the heat of the summer then the winter in turn. But snow means slow. Your pictorial is great.
Hi Mona –
So many great things to do in the summer. I have never been to a chuckwagon race but that sounds like a fun experience. We do a lot of porch setting too…that is the best. Thanks for the idea of rock painting. I think I will do that with the grands when they come over next. Your summer sounds wonderful…enjoy. Before we know it, we will be sitting by the fire instead of on the porch.