“There is / nothing left /
to worry about / the sun and her flowers are here.”
~Rupi Kaur
SUMMER’S SIMPLE PLEASURES…
perfectly poised camera-ready happy-faced flowers
slow walks on a hot day through a labyrinth of aisles in a tiny village bookstore
hot pepper microbrew that reminds me of my gram
pink skies making way for a creamsicle-colored sunrise
juicy heirloom tomatoes on crusty Italian bread slathered in good mayo a pinch of salt and a generous grind of cracked black pepper
juicy heirloom tomato sandwich made by someone else
good company, cold beer, perfect sunset, musical stylings of the Zac Brown Band
young children enjoying hot off the smoker mozzarella-stuffed meatballs
turquoise sneakers that go. the. distance
an array of shoes piled at the front door hinting at a houseful
latenight thunder boomers
tuesday night date night
juicy fruity sweet red wine
scrambled eggs, burnt toast, whipped butter, black coffee
pontoon rides, packed coolers, ham sandwiches, family-time
homemade birthday cake
stacks of books and nowhere to be
bike rides and long talks with my favorite fella
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So pleasing to let sweet memories of summer float to the top of my brain like a delicious swirl of cream rising to the top of hot coffee…
Do you have a favorite summer memory that you’d like to share? I’d love to hear it…
Have a beautiful weekend, my friends!
Annie
XO
Lovely. Sunflower is our state flower, fields of them overflowing the side of the highways. Just beautiful post. Thanks for sharing it.
That has to be so spectacular! Thank you for your kind words, Bill!
What a stunning photo, Annie! And your post brought tears of joy to my eyes – thank you so much!! Soul Snacks indeed!
Awhh – thank you, dear friend! I’m so happy you enjoyed this post! xo
I love those sunflowers. My Dad always grew sunflowers in his garden, and they were often taller than him! This picture brings back those summer memories, and memories of basking in the sunshine on their porch!
I truly love that image. Those are beautiful memories, my friend.
Beautiful photo Annie! Sitting at the end of our dock, in my beach chair, reading a book. Happy weekend Annie!
That’s a beautiful thing!
Oh, I loved reading this. I instantly felt myself relaxing. Wonderful writing about joyful things.
Music to my ears, my friend.
Beautiful words soothing the soul. I love that main sunflower! It’s so beautiful! t’s an amazing shot Annie!! Summer is when all the birthdays are in my family, so we are constantly celebrating! xo
Thank you, Kim. Birthdays in the summer are so fun! They seem to belong there! 🙂
Your soul snacks are exactly that, little snacks to feed the soul. I felt related to many of them, especially the “pink skies making way for a creamsicle-colored sunrise”. Dusk and sunset, my favorite times of the day…
I am with you – there is nothing like the morning and night time sky, especially during the summer months!
Love your Summer memories 🙂 I spent some time in your neck of the woods last week. We drove to Syracuse from Buffalo and hopped on the train into NYC and back. Such a pretty area 🙂 Didn’t see that field of sunflowers though, sadly.
Awh – too bad there wasn’t time for us to meet! I watched your NYC story – I loved it all! Isn’t Eataly the best?!! That sunflower field is on the west side of town. Thanks for stopping by, my friend! 🙂
Jigsaw puzzles during summer storms! And dunking skorpe in hot tea while my sister and I watch Dumbo’s Circus and wait to leave for swim lessons :). Summer memories are the best; thank you for letting me relive them! Have a great weekend, Annie!
Theee best! I have to admit – I had to look up skorpe – I’d never heard of it; I bet that was a yummy treat! 🙂
What a beautiful post and pic. My fave summer memory was the road trip we took to Mackinac Island. We didn’t want to leave ?. Have a great weekend. Take care!
I hear you about getting someplace and not wanting to leave…those vacations always leave us wanting more, which is a good thing! Thanks for stopping by, my friend! 🙂
Such a beautiful shot! My fave summer memory is hubby and my annual trip to Cape Spear with Riley for a hike and picnic. I always look forward to it and it always makes my heart happy to see how content Riley is to be outside with us. Hope you have a wonderful weekend, lovely! XOXO
I adored your pictures from that vacation! Riley is becoming a little star! Thanks for sharing! I love the chance to ‘chat’ like this! Have a great weekend, my dear! XOXO