Its starting to feel official, summer might just be over! If not now, well then its just around the corner! Twenty past eight and the skies turn to a dark shade of blue. The glistening stars come out to twinkle above us.
I sit snug in bed, poppy curled up by my side, a movie making a slight comforting noise in the background and my laptop on my lap! I think back to the summer of 2010! I feel like I haven't had a summer at all. The winters always feel endless but the summers seem to slip away so quickly I hardly get the chance to put on my gorgeous holiday outfits! That said, I always find things to appreciate about every season. So this is my summer season blog post and here are the reasons I loved summer this year:
There is nothing quite like having your skin bare to the fresh air and glowing sun. Beautiful outfits in miniature form so to feel the slight chance of a breeze on your skin as it cools you in the beautiful light of a summers day! The light is outstanding. Summer evenings are my favourite times of the whole year. The light turns to a warm orange glow and everything looks peace full, warm and relaxed! The air cools and I come alive for the first time in the day. I venture out with my pup and appreciate all the natural beauty around me. The world really can be just perfect!
The birds that sing, the children that play, the dogs that throw themselves in the nearest pool of water, the laughter, the bustle of people venturing out semi naked, the life that dances under the summer sun! It's so beautiful, you just don't want it to end. As the first butterflies come out to display their beautiful newly formed wings and the birds that perch on the rooftops singing their songs of joy, we all come alive! We crawl out of our previous winter in hibernation with smiles upon our faces ready for the adventures of the summer ahead. It's bliss full.
After a day in the golden rays of the sun, I go home. My face red and glowing, a steady and satisfied pace as i walk to the front door, dog lead in one hand, blanket in the other and a bag hanging from my shoulder with my life inside it. I release poppy from her corset like leash and we throw ourselves on to my cool fresh bed. lieing their snuggled and happy with our day of fun. A long walk on the moors leaves my feet aching. I stretch out my legs and feel my bones crack and muscles tense then relax. aahh! relax. Summer is a time where you earn those calm moments.
A crispy leaf salad for dinner with newly discovered toasted goats cheese and beetroot. A meal from a friend. whose other offerings include barbeque's in the unexpected rain, adventures to the Cornish sea and hours conversing.
New friends are made in the summer. I made quite a few this year. When the sun is shining we are like ants through a magnifying glass, as we run around the world, travelling and exploring, bumping into each other along the way and making new friendships. Old friends are not forgotten, as their is always time to spare in the summer to make those trips for special friends. My all time best friend and soul sister made her journey down to me this year. It was the highlight of my year. When she was here it was perfection, when she left I felt saddened but carried with me through the rest of the summer days, the greatness we shared while I was privileged to have her company around me.
My family are always close, but in the summer its just another excuse to spend even more time together. With the fresh bud of life that is my niece, the day trips are twice the fun! As we watch her blossom and grow, learning new things and endless moments where she brings laughter and smiles to our faces. New places to visit, and old places to revisit that have become our favourites.
Moments captured on film with my boyfriend. Times have been tough, but we have been through the storm and now stand together, hand in hand in the warming summer glow. Driving around in his car, music on, feet up on the dashboard and the wind that blows through the open windows that makes my hair dance and my heart flutter as I see his smiling face looking into my eyes.
Now I prepare for the leaves that are soon to turn from a shade of green to a glowing orange. The sludging mud beneath my feet after nights of rain. the slugs and frogs that emerge ready for their season of joy! The chimneys that smoke as a sign to us all ''autumn is here, be warm, be still!''. It will soon be time for sheep's to grow their winter coats and for the people to be warmed by their Woolly jumpers!
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