I’m sitting on the couch facing south looking out through the French Doors. My view is this…the pool’s water so blue and so inviting…beckoning me as if to say the water’s fine; come on in. The pool’s border and patio the color of sand; reminds me of walking on the beach. Beyond the screen covering the pool area; is our back paddock, vibrant green grass contrasted by navy blue sky with white billowing brewing thunderhead clouds, green oaks standing tall, leaves blowing in the pre-storm breeze, the sounds of thunder penetrating through the closed up house and music blaring-Tom Petty’s song, ‘I won’t back down’ coming from Mark’s boom box…. I just finished eating a juicy peach, picked from our yard, first year’s crop. So cool, having fruit and vegetables straight from the earth in your own backyard.
Sunday starts a new month, and to me the official beginning of summer…June, July, and August.. I have always loved summer; swimming, wearing ‘beachy’ outfits, going to the beach, barbecues, reading good books, seeing good movies, falling in love all over again with life and the ones I share it with. It’s also a great time for creating something new. The regular shows on TV are done for the season…the regular routines are put away for the season…and summer is like one big gigantic canvas just waiting for me to play with, inspiring, growing, and learning. Just like the ripe peaches, blackberries, pears, tomatoes, green beans just bursting with juiciness ready to be savored and enjoyed… there’s so much to love and do or not do during the summer months.
I usually try to come up with a plan of what my goals and intentions are…and before the first week is over; they have backfired. Like school being let out for the summer, I feel the same sense of freedom I used to feel as a kid but unlike it was then; now I’m still working and have lots of responsibilities. So this year I’m coming out with a new intention… I think. First I’m putting away any agendas (of how summer is ‘supposed to be)………yea! And then I’m creating a new plan….And that is to keep the spirit of summer alive and well; by holding it hand in hand with my regular routines coloring them both with the art of sunshine.
Last night Frank asked me if it was going to rain…the sky looked really dark and full, as if the heavens would burst open at any moment and just let loose…….. I answered, “I think there’s a fifty/fifty chance…Either it will or it won’t…. No way I could lose that one…
And I don’t think I’ll loose this one either……………:)
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