Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Summer Solstice


Because I do not like hot weather, summer is my least favorite season. But there are still things I enjoy about it, and surprisingly, some of them are specific to this sweat-soaked state in which I live. So here are some thoughts on summer’s first day:

I love opening the season with our annual Beach Weekend.

I love Independence Day.

I love that there is one time of year when I am able to prefer chilled white wine over room temperature red wine.

I love when evening breezes carry the sweet scent of orange blossoms across Florida.

I love watching swallow-tailed kites, one of my favorite birds of prey, as they soar in the air and seem to stay up there forever without flapping their wings.

I love watching fireflies illuminate the woods at dusk.

I love San Diego.

I love the dramatic pulse of Florida’s afternoon storms, when black clouds darken the sky and spew lighting and thunder and unleash torrents of blinding rain – only to blow away and be replaced by sunny skies in less than an hour.

And I especially love that on the second day of this summer, we will get to meet our son.

3 comments:

  1. oh, I love summer, it is my favorite season of the year since it means I would enjoy getting into the water more. Oh, and wow, I am not sure if you have met your son now, but I wish you good luck and may he come out in perfect health. thanks for visiting my blog.

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  2. Congratulations on the new family member! How wonderful to introduce him to everything you love in the state, especially those swallow-tailed kites.

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  3. I saw your facebook posts ...Congrats! Parker is so beautiful! Hope the family is doing well. Great post! I see Swallow-tailed kites at Flatwoods a lot. They are so smooth as they fly. And the smell of orange blossoms in Dade City as I ride past a dozen or so orange groves is priceless. I will never tire of that sweet smell.

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