Summer Plans
I want to sit with my feet buried in the sand, the sound of the waves in my ears, and a book in my hands that I barely glance at because I am so busy enjoying the moment. I want to look for sea glass and shells and oddly shaped rocks. I want to eat ice cream and fried shrimp and clam chowder. I want to walk down the beach in the evening as the sand cools and the waves lap around our feet. I want to shiver and protest as I slowly creep my way into the cold New England ocean but I’ll do it anyway because that is what going to the beach is all about. Then I will arrive home filled with sand and happiness and sunshine.
I want to go for hikes in new places and stand in the middle of the woods and listen to the breeze move through the trees. I want to smell the leaves and the dirt and the pine needles.
I want to jump in the car after dinner and drive to the dairy bar in the next town over just because we have a sudden craving for hot fudge sundaes. We will eat them while watching our daughter forget she is too old for playgrounds and remember just how much fun swings are. I want to swing on the swings too.
I want to finally turn my front gardens into something pretty and cultivated instead of the mass of overgrown irises and weeds that they currently are. I want to grow flowers to fill vases around my house.
I want after-dinner walks, games of croquet, and the smell of fresh-cut grass.
I want to listen to the sound of waves on the shore and blackbirds in the tall grass.
I want campfires created with scientific precision and lots of discussion about the best way to get them to burn because that is how we do it. All the time.
I want the summers of childhood filled with sunshine and fun and all the time in the world. Summers with the icy shock of a cold pool, watermelon eaten outside, and one book read right after the other.
I want air-conditioning, lots of air-conditioning because really, I hate the heat and the only way I am going to enjoy these things is if I can escape into the air-conditioning now and then.
I want summer. Just not too much of it.
10 Comments
Angela
I'm the same way – I like summer, but not brutal heat. I need AC!
jllee656
Always AC! Heat is only really good if you are at the beach or by a pool.
Carolann @ Finding Ithaka
This sounds like an epic summer. I hope that you have an amazing summer and that you also stay cool!
jllee656
Staying cool is essential. It sounds like you have some fun plans for the summer too. You go on some gorgeous hikes. I always enjoy your photos.
Tanja/The Red Phone Box travels
I want summer too:)
jllee656
Maybe winter will end one of these days!
Katrina
Absolutely, me too! Especially that hot fudge sundae!
I can't resist the sea glass and unusual stones either.
jllee656
My daughter and I love looking for sea glass. It is like a little treasure hunt.
joan.kyler
These plans sound perfect for a New England summer!
jllee656
I feel like chilly evening walks on the beach and fisherman's platters kind of sum up New England summers.