Things That Scream Summer

There are triggers to be pulled, buttons pushed, or keys needing turning that will jump start a person into the Summer season.  My button is sun tea. Sun tea, sun tea, SUN TEA. I use a big, very big jar and fill it with water and add handfuls of lemon balm and about 10 tea bags. I drink it all day long after letting it sit in the sun for half a day, adding the necessary amount of sugar and then time to chill in the fridge or some ice. Oh, that screams summer to me.

I know the boys think of water when they think summer. They think of pools, hot tubs and sprinklers or even a bucket would probably do. I was a kid- swimming was all I wanted to do in the summer. Our parents would drop us off at the public pool in our town in Spain when it opened at 10 am with a lunch and a towel and picked us up at 8pm which was closing time.  Upon arriving home we needed some food and immedate treatment for our always-horrid, Ipromisetoputsunscreanonnexttime-sunburns (oh, yeah- back in the day when sunshine wasn't known as deadly yet) then we'd lay  in minimal clothing letting the cool-as-possible breeze of a fan blow over our After Sun slathered skin. Repeat. Repeat. We did that every day, all summer. So, yes I get the need to swim thing. Hearing the boys shriek and giggle through the sprinkler still screams summer over and over.

There are so many things that make me think Summer. But I'd like to hear from you. What screams summer to you???

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