“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” ~ Celia Thaxter
TGSG Note: As readers of this blog will know, I am a HUGE fan of summer. In fact, I love it so much that I truly struggle with the changing of the seasons. It’s not that I don’t like fall per say. I mean I get it — it’s colorful and beautiful in its own right. But the coming of fall means that I have to say goodbye to summer for so long, and all the rich and wonderful bits of magic and play that only summer can bring. Heavy sigh.I originally post this two years ago, and if anything, I mean it more today than I did then. Like a child getting out of school for break, summer will always hold a magical place in my heart. ~ Bethe
As summer draws to an end, I can’t help but be a little sad. I am a sunshine girl – a true lover of summer and spring. As much as I love Mother Nature, I am not fond of her winter dress nearly as much.
When I read this beautiful quote, I decided that this year, instead of being sad to see summer go, I would be grateful and give thanks to summer — celebrate its glory and let that celebration and those memories keep me warm in the cold days ahead.
10 Grateful Summer Thoughts:
- The bright burst of summer colors everywhere the eye goes
- Glorious sunsets, striped candy-colors of orange, pink, and purple
- Warm summer rains, just made for puddle jumping
- Walking barefoot through the grass, in the sand, and across warm sidewalks
- Picnics and paddle boats
- Orange popsicles enjoyed on a walk-about
- Stargazing on warm nights
- Dangling my feet off the dock
- Cookouts and volleyball games with friends
- Bright blue skies and seemingly impossible puffy white clouds. Skies so welcoming, you can hardly believe your luck at being alive and having such a day given to you.
Surely, these thoughts and sense of joy will keep me warm this winter.
What are some of the things you are grateful for about summer? I would love to have you share them in the comments section.
Now, if you will excuse me, I have some late summer fun to go enjoy. Get it before it’s gone, folks!
See ya outside! ~ The Grass Stain Guru
photo credit: pasukaru76
