summertime to me is just theee very best that life has to offer. a daily slice of heaven on earth! i mean, i honestly feel like i wait all year for it to come back around. and of course, i love to enjoy some level of all the seasons… i do! i’ve always been glad that we experience all four here. but, especially in the colder days… gosh, i often just feel like i’m surviving them.
oh, in the summer… i feel the hot sun on my face… wake up to bright, warm mornings… hear the chirping little birdies… find peace on a pool float, in the dust of a horse’s slick summer coat… romp through the grass on barefoot explorations… sit back and admire the earth as it turns gold in the evenings… watch the light ’til it fades late right into nighttime, dotted with firefly magic… absorb the oneness of nature… quietly relive the 29 summers behind me… and feel a whole lot more like i’m living. 🙂
i’m sure part of the sentiment for me is rooted in those childhood summers spent running, riding, swimming, and spending days in the sun, free of educational imprisonment! but even now, everything just falls into place for me in the summer, and i’ll frequently find myself swept up with that whole i love my life feeling. [and truthfully, i sometimes then have to quiet the voice behind it that reminds me of just how much i have that deep down i’m pretty terrified to lose… but hey, i guess that keeps you grateful.]
and need we even mention all the great summer-themed kenny chesney hits to choose from? 😉
happy summer solstice!!
ps. my swan’s name is giulietta and i love her and i feel like she’s real.
Summer is there best! We got that same swan for my bestie's bachelorette party in Florida and named him Jeffrey and he may or may not have reappeared at the wedding last weekend…. 😉
The best but you know what I mean!
summer is soooo the best! and swan float! also the best!!
I love the pictures of yall enjoying the float – looks SO relaxing!!
so relaxing!! is there anything better than a good pool float sesh?! no way. 🙂
ahh, sweet sweet sweet summertime. giulietta is a doll. What a peaceful pal to float with/on.
yes!! even the husband enjoyed his time spent floating on her. 😉 she's so big, it's kind of like a mattress! haha!
She's an amazing swan and is worthy of her name if you ask me. Summer's are quite magical aren't they? In the best ways. I almost started crying this morning when I realized that the Fourth of July is only two weeks from today. I can't even with that.
i literally just had the same moment a week later. 4th of july followed by rocco's birthday in A WEEK!
Oh I'm so jealous of that pool and your swan. I love love that you named her. I wish my pool allowed for floats.
haha! i just had to name her, she is so cute out there swimmin' around! 🙂
that swan float is EVERYTHING. I'm glad you've named her!
she really adds a little something swimming around in the pool like that all day!! everyone has enjoyed her, so.. you know… i had to name her!!! 😉