There are so many songs about summer. I found a list of 100 merely with summer in the title. (http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-summer.html) While the season technically began last month, and the weather did not just hit today, we are still at the apex of the summer. Memorial Day symbolically kicks off the season. There are picnics, barbecues, and grand opening parties for pools. School is still in session, but it is the beginning of the end for students and even teachers. The countdowns begin for summer. It is a season that every child loves for the mere fact that there is no school. Yet the season of summer is loved by many people. It means beach days, tall drinks, bonfires, and more. This weekend will be the 4h of the July; one of the biggest holidays of the summer. There will be more picnics, barbecues, parties and even fireworks. From one spot along the water in Brooklyn you can see 4 or 5 different displays being put on. It is a grand celebration of being an American, but mostly it's an excuse to party.
Summer is a beautiful season. Who doesn't like the beach? I have to admit, however, that it is my least favorite season. In fact, I hate it. Beach days are great, sure. But what about the other six days of the week? What about the sweltering heat, or the sticky humidity that never ends? What about the people that have to go to work in a suit even though it is 80 degrees outside? My electric bill sure isn't pretty in the summer. I am a cold weather kid and hate being hot. So my air conditioner runs almost non stop. I try to conserve electricity and just use a fan some days; but unless you sit in front of it all day, the fan does not do anything. If you venture out at all, you immediately get sticky and sweaty. I don't think I have taken this many showers in my life. During the summer, I regularly shower more than once a day. I think it is a beautiful season, and I miss having a pool as if I were missing a limb. If I had a house with a swimming pool, I may feel differently about the summer. Well, probably not, but I would find it more bearable, or at least feel a little less loathing towards it. However, since I live in the city and don't have a pool, let alone a house, I hate summer with the fire of a thousand suns. I can appreciate the necessity of the season, and am fully aware that summer is a time when many flowers bloom and beauty explodes in nature. The foods that are available during the summer season are delicious.
As I said, I think summer is a beautiful season. I just wish it was shorter. I prefer autumn by far. While the fruits of summer are yummy, give me a pumpkin any day. I can not wait for the crisp air, crunchy leaves, spicy flavors, and general feeling of fall. For me, July is the top of the mountain, it means it is almost August which is my Memorial Day equivalent. August will signify the beginning of the end for me. There will be back to school sales, and last minute picnics, and scurrying to get in one more bit of summer before the cool weather comes. I, on the other hand, will start counting down the days until that cool weather hits. So enjoy your summer everybody. I will be here, trying to find the good in the horrible season that is summer.
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