Summer Is Dwindling......

There are moments

that make you wish summer would last forever.

Also tastes, unconditional warmth, and lots of day light.

If I could pick and choose what it would take to make me feel summer's love all year round:

Salt water swims

the Sprinkler

Flowers

Berries

Peaches

Farmer's markets

Backyard parties

Honey bees

Naked boys

But we have had a lovely summer.

We made a list of fun stuff to do at the start and have managed to jot satisfying little x's next to most of that fun stuff.

And now here we are, two days til Kindergarten and feeling a little stirred up with emotions that run the gamut. I could go on...and on....and on about that!

But instead, how about a list of things I love about fall and winter:

3 little boy birthdays

moccasins

puyallup fair

pumpkin farm

sweaters

scarves

weekends

soup

shit! writing this list of stuff I actually love is making me feel depressed and 90 yrs old, moccasins and soup? yes. fuck. who am i kidding? i sort of hate winter. i may as well admit that i spend a shit load of time watching or looking forward to watching survivor and NBC thursdays. also fantasizing about a closet full of cashmere pajamas. but this winter i am going to PAINT and WRITE and READ NON-FICTION. Also see one live music show per month. it wont be so bad.

I will post a photo recap of summer to lift my spirits back to their proper place, after all, there are still 2 whole days left to pick berries and stroll the market and run naked through the sprinkler.

So here it is...summer2010 in chapters