A WORD – Savor: to appreciate fully; enjoy or relish.
Summer here, summer gone.
That is how it works in upstate New York. June may bring cool temps and many thunderstorms, July kicks in with heat and August winds down fast. Bringing crisp fall days and people wandering around sporting scowls and muttering, “where did the summer go?”
Don’t let this happen to you!
If you live in a similar climate, I encourage you to SAVOR the summer months. On sunny days, walk away from the chores (you can do it!) get outside, and soak up the rays. Whatever has to get done, will get done eventually.
Embrace words like: lake, ocean, beach, boat ride, hammock, sweet iced tea. (holdover from being around southerners last month, bless your heart)
Get up early. If you need more rest, grab a lounge chair outside.
- Ride a bicycle.
- Hike a trail.
- Visit an outdoor evening concert. Preferably by a lake.
- Savor fresh veggies and fruits from a local farmer’s market.
- Spend time with friends.
- Barbeque often.
To put this plan into action, we will probably purchase a new temporary gazebo this weekend. The old one is worn out from much use. It is worth the cost to add this “extra room” into our yard for our short…summer. I encourage you to plan now whether you are traveling or spending time at home.
Repeat after me: “I will SAVOR the short months of summer.”
Then when August days are closing, you can walk among the mutterers, exclaiming to yourself (softly) “What an awesome summer I had!”
How will you SAVOR your summer?
We savor summer through April and early May. The mornings and evenings are cool and it’s wonderful to to go walk.
By Memorial Day, there’s nothing to savor. It’s plain HOT and it stays that way until mid-September when fall finally comes. Then we can savor again!
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Comment by Sherry Carter — June 11, 2016
Sherry,
There must be some place where temps are mild and enjoyable! We have such long winters here and don’t see much of the sun. I think that is what I miss the most, craving the vitamin D.
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Comment by admin — June 11, 2016
Here in western Oklahoma the seasons seem to be changing. We’ve gone from cold,icy winters to mild winters that aren’t cold enough to freeze bugs. We haven’t had a true spring in years. Spring jumps right into tornado season. Summer? We’ve recently had several hot days in June that usually don’t show up until mid-July. And autumn? What’s that? I’m old enough now to remember real spring days, sunny summers with cool rain showers and the delight of seeing the leaves change colors nearly every day in the fall. I miss the seasons. Anita
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Comment by Anita — June 17, 2016
Anita,
I know what you mean, there have been so many changes in our “normal” weather patterns. The last couple days it went up into the 90’s – unusual for June. We just have to grab the good days as they come…
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Comment by admin — June 20, 2016