61 Summer pleasures.....

1. Warm cement under my feet on the patio
2. The swing in the back yard
3. The front porch
4. "Drive In Night" (watching movies on the porch or patio w/mini DVD player)
   
5. Masses of Morning Glories
6. The intense color of purple/green sweet potato plants
7. Sandals
8. Shorts
9. Sitting on the patio watching lightening bugs
10. The sounds of cicadas
11. Sunset when the bats fly in circles (even though if one ever got near me, I would surely die)
12. Birds rising & singing @ 4:00a.m. like clockwork
13. Fans
14. Air conditioning (even though I'd just prefer less humidity...)
15. Unknown wildflowers the spring up from a pack of seeds
16. Planting flower seeds that actually come up & look like the picture on the seed packet (my Nasturtiums)
17. Crystal Light, Lipton Ice Tea w/peach, & Lipton Green tea w/citrus instant packets you add to a bottle of water & shake. I like mine in the freezer until almost slushy - my new addiction..)
18. "Arnold Palmer's" (iced tea & lemonade mixed. Bliss...)
19. Walkin' the dogs early in the morning B4 anyone else in the neighborhood rises
20. The hose
21. My Toes in the grass
    
22. Men's Summer Baseball League (yes, Lord...)
23. Popsicles (preferably "red" or "purple")
24. Baby's bare feet
25. Parades
26. Walks
27. Fireworks
28. Cooking on the grill
29. Any Farmer's Market
30. Fresh cut flowers for sale @ the Farmer's Market
31. Eating outside
32. 9:00p.m. sunsets
33. Filling the birdbath & watching the birds drink & bathe
34. Coffee on the porch @ dawn
35. Cutting the grass (I love the lawnmower)
36. The yard after mowing & weed eating. It looks 'magazine-worthy'
37. Driving w/the sunroof wide open
38. Watering the flowers w/a watering can; it makes you slow down & you can veg out mentally while giving them a drink
39. Reading a good book in the shade
40. Sitting in the backyard studying the giant willow in the summer breeze; it sways like it's underwater
41. Sitting on a friend's porch, yard and/or patio
42. Receiving 'pieces' of plant from a friend & it grows for years
43. Outdoor concerts...
44. ... Preferably in a park
45. Bike trails
46. Watching the Son play any sport
47. Early morning garage sales, junk stores, second-hand shops
48. Collecting terra-cotta flower pots of all shapes & sizes
49. A strong summer rain
50. Watching birds @ the bird feeder
    
51. The sun shinning on me
    
52. Nurseries for flower shopping (I get sensory overload every year)
53. Park benches near a lake, pond or beach
54. Sprinklers
55. Royal blue skies
56. White fluffy clouds
57. Big, hearty gardens
58. Tomatoes off the stem w/a salt shaker
59. Snickers Ice Cream Bars
60. Cardinals, Blue Jays, Yellow Finches & Doves
61. Being blessed enuff to have 61 Summer Pleasures :-)