100. The feeling of summer.
I’ve realized throughout this summertime list that what I really love about each one of these things is the feeling they evoke from me. The sweet and breezy feelings. The high and bright feelings. The warmth, the freedom, the ease, the joy… it’s the feeling of summer that I love. The best part about loving a feeling, of course, is that you can take it with you whether the things and conditions come with you or not. Oh I love summer with all my heart, I do. I’ll be whooping it up every summer solstice for all my days. But. I love what summer evokes from me more… and I have access to that even on the darkest, coldest January night. I can think about the swimming and the hiking and the delicious abundant food. I can think about the road trips and the breezes and the sound of crickets chirping through the night. I can think of the gatherings and the flowers and the smell of a kitchen full of just-picked fruit.
I can think of my niece rocking it on the trampoline on the clearest, brightest day of summer.
It’s been a good summer. A really good summer. I’ve milked my favorite season for all it’s goodness day after glorious day. And now, I dare say, I am eager for the crispness and colors of the autumn that is upon us. Hello, fall. Bring it on.
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