BlogCarnival: Summer Edition!

[bunnykissd]

The school year here is winding down. Yesterday I subbed a half a day for a 6th grade teacher who sadly missed out on half a day of the 6th Grade Kickball Tournament. Apparently it's going all week long! The temperature is consistently in the high 60s if not 10-20 degrees higher now, and the weather is mostly sunny. These are the days we live for: grilling everything, having the windows and doors open, heading up to Flat Rock to swim (if the water's warm enough!) or just hang out on the rocks, watching the birds and bugs, dressing in hardly a thing...

For me the very best days are the ones when we all pile in the car and head to the lake, swimsuits on, picnic lunch packed: sketch book, colored pencils, and reading book included! When we get there, we choose a spot and spread out a big blanket. The kids run off to swim & explore (they're old enough now to do that without direct supervision!) and Jacqueline and I lie down and read or sketch or take pictures, just enjoying the sun and lake and the grass and birds... *le sigh*

How about you?

Comments

[moonstone-fae.livejournal.com]

Summer here does not hold the wonders that we had in Florida. I want to make it a point this year to make some special times outdoors for myself, with or without Jack. He works SO much in the summer that we cannot do things together.

Must plan...thanks for the reminder.

[bunnykissd.livejournal.com]

Back a few years ago, I used to keep a long list of summer activities that I wanted to do that I could pick off of at a moments notice. Things that cost a little money like street festivals, or a lot of money like the Ren Faire (and of course the dates were listed), and lots of free things too... I should pull that up and update it! ^-^

[moonstone-fae.livejournal.com]

That is a great idea! We don't have much going on here in Memphis during the summer. The heat is that bad. Street festivals are usually in September or October here. I'm going to look for things to do though - I'd love to get some free/nearly free things to do.

[bunnykissd.livejournal.com]

Check the local parks and recreation department website; there's usually a calendar there. ^-^

[ivorygrace7.livejournal.com]

I am happily anticipating summer swimming/beach fun!