Summertime's callin' me...

Most photos require no explanation....

they evoke memories...

good and some, well, maybe sad...

For me this is a special time of the year....

I have always loved summertime...

of course, as a child, the "livin' was easy",

as a teenager, I lifeguarded for several summers,

and as an adult, I loved to spend pool time with my son....

I was raised in a southern city with no A/C in the house,

none until I was in high school...

we stayed in the shade, drank iced tea, volunteered to 

defrost the freezer, swam in the creek,

squirted each other (and Mom!) with the hose,

and laid on the cool concrete floor of the basement to play 

board games...

you had to be creative to live without A/C...

These days, I occasionally have to throw open the windows

on a cool summer morning, like today,

crank up the attic fan (some call it a whole house fan)

and feel the 

fresh breezes against my skin.

My friend, Anne, (in the B/W photo) 

loved summertime as much as I do...

she died of cancer several years ago.

She was born on August 9th,

and I was born on August 8th of the same year...

we attended the same junior high school, high school

and grew into middle age together.

She was one of the "chick's" that I joined twice a year,

on girl's weekends......for decades.....

We miss her terribly....

and when the sun shines especially HOT,

I think of her, as Anne was indeed quite hot....

I hope that all of you enjoy your summertime...

and take the time to smell that fresh morning breeze...

smiles.