This weeks Thursday Thirteen finds me sharing with you thirteen things I love about summer. Sit back and share the happiness!
- The color green. I love how when spring is over, the trees have blossomed out and everything is green, green, green!
- Watching the vegetable garden grow. Since I start most of my plants from seed, I have the profound joy of watching everything grow from tiny sprout to a producing plant.
- Watching the dogs once again, enjoying the soft green grass. Whether it is rolling around scratching their backs, or running full speed around the back yard, it is just wonderful!
- Fresh vegetables! I love vegetables. All vegetables, so I enjoy it when I can go out and pick a fresh zucchini or summer squash and slice it up, toss it in a pan with some onions and fresh basil and enjoy!
- Watching the fruit grow on the trees. Until I met Hubby I had never watched a crop of fruit grow. I see how hard he works on the trees and watching a mini apple slowly grow, well it’s amazing!
- I love canning! I love making the jellies and also canning things like apple sauce, tomato sauce and last year I even made stuffed zucchini boats and carefully froze them!
- Sunshine! Oh, there is nothing better then waking up to sunshine and blue skies!
- Warmth! After a winter where we had A LOT OF SNOW it is great to once again be in warm temperatures!
- Cook-outs! When we lived in Florida, we had a gas grille, but I missed the slight charcoal-y flavor you get by grilling the old fashioned way. So, for Father’s Day a few years back I gave Hubby a Weber Charcoal Grille!
- Swimming. I do love it, although I don’t do it as often as I should. I’m going to make more of an effort this year!
- The noise my air conditioner makes. Is this funny or what? But the noise is the best “white noise” ever when I am trying to go to sleep!
- Craft Fairs! I love them. Usually my cousin Janet comes up and we go together! That is the best!
- Going on the Mount Washington Cruise Ship on Lake Winnipesaukee!
I love a cold ice-pop on a hot day, a dip in the pool, Roses blooming, the garden, birds nesting in my yard, the smell of food on the grill, using our outdoor shower, the beach, seashells, fireworks, picnics, reading a book on the beach, walks along the shore with my feet in the water, taking lots of pictures, shorts and tank tops, flip flops and marshmallows toasted on an open fire. Oh and ice-cream melting and cool. Love YOU!
I love that you love canning, cause I LOVE your pickles, jellies & jams!!!
Also, I love heat lightning, fireflies, the smell of a evergreen after a really hot day, swimming, laying in the sun, hiking through a heavily wooded forest, finding sand dollars, taking pictures of weird sea creatures, cookouts, no coats, painting my toenails pretty or weird colors, vacations! There’s my 13 🙂
In nature I love all shades of green, but I don’t like anything green in my house and nothing green for clothing. I look like a corpse when I wear green !
My dogs are funny too this time of year.
Have a great day!
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When I lived in Wisconsin Spring was always a beautiful emerald green. In Montana it can be white and brown.
So many of these loves I share in common with you. Love the green…love vegetables…love swimming and cook-outs. I enjoyed visiting your blog. Hope you’ll check out my TT:
Cindy at Notes in the Key of Life
I so envy a garden and fruit trees. I miss canning and having fresh salsa in the winter. Would love to see some pictures of your garden and fruit trees. Happy T13!