Summer is by far my most favorite season. I know that it's not officially summer until June 21 each. But each year, on June 1 I call it summer in my book, even if sometimes it doesn't feel that way. And each year I notice new things about my favorite season. Most of the time these new things make me love it even more.
For instance, it's officially after 9:00 on the East Coast, and the sun went down completely about 20 minutes ago. But for the last week or so at this time, I've heard the birds still tweeting like crazy. Usually I'm not the biggest fan of their songs because they tend to wake me up in the summer. But these little tweets don't seem so bad. I don't think I ever noticed they were so late to stop singing in the summer.
Another, which has a little to do with the birds, is just how late the sun goes down. I know the days are longer in the summer, which is one reason to adore it. But the sun here has been going down a tiny bit before 9:00 pm and it's definitely up when I leave the house at 6:00 am. That's a very, very long day! So much time to have fun doing all sorts of summer things.
Another is the weather. Now whenever I was little, and June would hit, it would be immediately warm enough to wear shorts all day. Why is it still a little cool in the mornings? I've been noticing this more and more. This time last year, I was at the beach and I was wearing jeans all week and not getting into the water because it was much too chilly. Come on warm weather! I've been waiting for you since last September...
Anyway, all of this is to say the usual. If you don't like what's happening in Maryland, wait a few minutes and it will change. And as for summer, I'm willing to wait because it's too good to wish away!
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