Summer daze

Happy first day of summer!  Summer takes me back to the days when the days were long, the sun shined brightly and the fireflies lightened your night.  Crickets kept you company while they serenaded you and the season seemed to last forever.  I remember sitting with my mom on our porch swing as we watched countless cars drive by, some honking when they passed while others waved and some even stopped to say a word or two, growing up in a small town, you knew everybody and if you didn't, it was only a matter of time before you did.  We would relish the times when a summer thunderstorm would roll in, bringing with it a magnificent light show that decorated the clouds with colors of purple, orange and blue, the sound of clapping thunder added to the show while we watched with awe.  I sometimes long for those endless days of summer, spent with friends at the local swimming pool, never a day went by where you wouldn't see somebody you knew either at the pool, or the park shooting basketball, playing tennis or just cruising in their cars and trucks. I do believe I put more miles on my parents' car driving back and forth from the park to the edge of town than they did, nowadays, you can find me taking a ride through the country with  my jeep top down and my daughter and I cranking the radio as the music blared.   I hope each and everyone of you enjoy this season to the fullest and take advantage of what the season brings and along with it please find the time to go for a swim, find a fishing hole walk barefoot watch a summer sunset and always find the time to read.  May your days be blessed and your summer days be long.