Summer is Awesome

[Kuroaitou]

Summer...

I used to remember when my summers were actually productive. Nevermind the stay-at-home times when I was a kid (and now as a full-fledged adult, sadly), where I did nothing. I knew I was active back then; either practicing basketball and getting my daily dose of vitamin C and exercise, learning how to swim (as atrocious as that felt), running track and trying to do the 200m dash, having an actual summer part-time job bagging grocery items, and above all, hanging out with a group of people I had loved and respected (I still do, but it's complicated).

PRIDE week, July 4th, a cousin's B-day party... the list goes on and on.

...despite all these things though, summer is probably the worst season for me because it partially breaks down my sleeping schedule (more sun = less sleep or the perception of it). That said, summer is nice, but it used to be a lot more fun for me back then when I felt like I could step outside, look up, and feel gratitude for the season, rather than regret for what didn't happen during Fall, Winter, and Spring, and the upcoming disappointments I'll have to deal with once Summer does end.

...yeah.

[plastiqe]

I like the end of summer the best by far.  June sucks for me and July is too hot and muggy here in Toronto but August and September are sschweeet.

For the first two and half decades of my life we'd go camping every year at Algonquin Park in Ontario.  Lake of Two Rivers campground; we had a lot of good times up there.  Oh, and when I say camping I'm talking about electricity on the sites, public washrooms & showers and beach volleyball.  One of my favourite things to do is swim to the island in the middle of the lake, it's about a half hour if I don't push myself.

I hear what you're saying about losing sleep Kuro, I've been staying up later and getting up earlier way too often.

Fiesty I'm compelled to tell you you're looking sexy in that pic.  There, now that's out of the way I agree pools and beaches and water in general is where it's at.  I'm heading downtown to do some rollerblading on this paved path by the lakeshore today and as long as my allergies don't kill me it should be awesome.

[artimies7]

Pools, beaches, water =/= me. I tend to stick to digging in the dirt in the abandoned lot next to my house for no reason, gardening, playing Elements, etc.

Me <3 dirt.