Hello friends I have been thinking a lot about the summer. It's kind of weird because I prefer the spring time and fall more. I'm in a place where I'm kind of sad it's fading. I can say I've not really felt this way about summer before except when I was kid. Maybe it's because I feel I didn't do as much as I usually do. It could be due to an unusually hot summer here. This led to spending some more time inside.

Fading

I feel the temperatures starting to get cooler in the morning and evening. The sun is setting much earlier now. There's no playing and laughing of kids in the neighborhood because they are now back in school. The fall sports such as American Football are being played at all levels. The community pools are closed and water has been drained. This lake beaches are closed as well. I live close to ball diamonds and haven't heard the cheers and balls being hit. Youth summer baseball is over.

The ice cream shops where you order from an out side window are now closed. The zoo's parking lot is half full on the week days. After this week there will be less grilling and I'll miss the smell of soon to be fully cooked food through the air. Soon leaves from the tree will change colors and fall to the ground. The sounds of lawn mowers are not as plentiful as they were weeks ago. Very soon wearing shorts won't be feasible. I just feel it slipping away with all my senses.I walk outside and it's just above 21 degrees Celsius, maybe it's gone already.

Missed Events

There are a few things I didn't do this year. One is I never went swimming. Ok it's not that I didn't have time or didn't want to. My journey with my the multiple eye surgeries I had didn't allow for it. In past summers I usually go swimming multiple times during the summer. My body kind of shows signs of it, I don't have the dark tan I usually have.

I didn't get a chance to go on an extended vacation. I had three little trips I did for some of my son's basketball trips. These small trips took a lot of my budget away from enjoying a week long vacation somewhere. These small trips involved hotels stays, food on the go, entrance fees, and gas getting to/from. I would have liked to go visit my mother and sisters. My sister and her partner have a trailer on a camp ground near a river. We often spend a week together there and drive three hours from there to see the sites of the black hills of South Dakota for a day. We tour a few caves, state parks, national parks, and some monuments.

I also missed time grilling and deep fat frying fish outside. I was the recipient of a couple of grill outs but I never did it myself. I also did not fry any fish outside. I usually do this and invite a couple of neighbors over to enjoy. It's great I provide the fish and they bring side dishes. A lot of this was missed because I was grinding doing my driving job and my one free day I was fishing. Perhaps during the fall on a nice day I will get to do this.

Things I Liked

Well one of the best things I enjoy about the summer is time outside. I probably get more fishing in during the summer than I do during any other seasons. I go early and fish until it gets too hot. I didn't do much night fishing but that is ok because I had a successful fishing summer.

This was my first time doing my driving job in the summer. I didn't enjoy super hot days but it was nice having more day light. Im not a big fan of driving and delivering in the dark. So in the fall there will be less day light so I won't be putting in as many hours. Unfortunately the winter gets darker even quicker. My driving time will be limited to just the weekends. Also it snows in the winter no fun driving around in it.

There are several others things I like about the summer. Such as getting more time to spend with your children. Doing chores outside like gardening, exercising, camping, amongst many others.

Final Thoughts

Summer can hold a lot of things for us to do. Of the four seasons I rank it as my 3rd but maybe it's closer to top than I think. Hey if wasn't so hot it would be a no brainer. It's funny as a kid I loved the heat and being on summer break. Now I prefer cooler weather but like the activities of summer. I guess not being fully engaged with all the summer activities I'm just miss seeing it going now. Maybe in the first weeks of fall I won't miss you summer.

Thanks again friends for stopping by. I know a lot of you don't have weather climates that dictate seasons like they are here. What would you consider your favorite season if you had all four? Anyways that's it folks, take care.

Lead imagine obtained from: https://maui.hawaii.edu/hooulu/2019/05/16/summer-time-use-it-wisely/