Summer Time

Summer is my least favorite

season. I've never spent a

summer outside the DC Metro

area and if you've ever been

here in the middle of the year

you know how terrible it is - soaring humidity, high

temperatures, and almost never a breeze. That said, there are

still things I love about summer...

1- The intoxicating scent of honeysuckle. Seriously, it's like crack to me.
2- Garden fresh tomatoes,

still warm from the sun. I like them best sliced and topped with

cottage cheese and a sprinkling of salt & pepper or between

two slices of toast with Mayo and cheese.

3- A day of fishing, swimming in the creek, and walking home for lunch while still dripping wet.
4- Heat lightning late at night.
5- The occasional spontaneous rain storm.

6- Having dinner with friends and sitting outside surrounded

by candles, to keep the bugs at bay.

7- Playing in the sprinkler then taking a nap on my mom's bed in front of the AC.