photo by Mary Schonnen

“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…your daddy’s rich and your mamma’s good lookin’..”  That old Gershwin jazz tune always plays through my mind in June.  Summer is upon us and we’ve waited patiently for it to come! We even travel great distances at great expense during the winter months to get a taste of this season in some other exotic locale.  But now we have it, right outside our own door!  So what are we going to do with it?  Watch it through the window? No way.  Let’s take a stroll through summer memories, summer favorites, summer joys and dreams…

 endless sunshine

waffles & maple syrup (they taste better on a summer morning)

short shorts

pedicures

the sound sprinklers (thunk,thunk,thunk,chchchch)

toes in the water

hot dogs roasting on the fire

the smell of camping

trying not to step on the starfish

salt air

margaritas

popsicles

smell of cotton candy

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burning feet on the sand

boats

coconut sunscreen

source pinterest

fresh picked berries

sunsets

the sounds of a Little League baseball game

source; pinterest

bright beach towels drying in the sun

fresh cut grass

source; blog.amywenzel.com

 Well, what are you waiting for? Get out there and enjoy the season!  It’s so brief, it will be gone in a blink…

source; some e-cards

If you want more inspiration for celebrating the small things in life follow my Celebrate board on Pinterest

I leave you with Michael Buble’s ‘It’s a Beautiful Day” video to give you a smile.

what are your favorite summer memories?  What is the one activity you’ll be doing this summer?

Leave a comment, I LOVE ’em!