Thoughts on Summer

A new book, some flowers on my tablecloth

and reading outside in dappled sunlight.

White parasols against the blue sky

Crossing the water to new horizons

Sunrise on the lake and hazy skies

Closed shutters against the midday heat

listening to muffled sounds in the street outside.

The perfume of roses as they climb to the sky

Watching  wavelets break on the beach

and listening to tiny pebbles singing their gravelly song!

The elegance of a sailing boat waiting for evening breezes

and watching the sunset and eating some good quality ice-cream!

This is the ice-cream I sometimes make at home!

It's a single tub serving of  coffee ice-cream.

I make a chocolate sauce with 4 squares of dark chocolate, 

add 1tbs water, 1 tbs light cream, 1 tbs alcohol of your choice (optional).

Melt the chocolate and liquid together gently to blend

then pour the hot sauce over the cold ice-cream.

Oh! the glorious tastes of summer!

When I think of summer, I remember my childhood and all it meant to me:

summer holidays

days that never ended

the beach and the sound of waves

the seagulls cry

sand in-between my toes

and ice-cream cones.

These days, summer evokes life without a fixed schedule,

never looking at my watch

Getting out early to see the sunrise

and

letting myself live the moment so fully that I think I'll burst with joy!

How does summer speak to you?

Summer reading:

 Click below:

The Last Runaway