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Endless Summer

February 19, 2019

Endless Summer


It’s hard to believe that the end of summer is nearly upon us and the crisp cool autumn mornings will soon be here. Don’t we all love summer.  Even if you don’t like the hot and humid weather, the Aussie summer has that special feeling of holiday time, time to spend outdoors with family and friends, lazy days at the beach or just messing around at home.
Even though the kids are back at school now and lots of us are back at work, those warm afternoons are still with us. Late afternoon swims, bbq’s and dinners outdoors, walking the dog, watering the garden; all these simple things we do to make the most of the last weeks of summer.

 

I love an evening walk this time of year.  The southerly buster arrives from down the coast and offers relief from the heat of the day. I walk the local streets and smell the smells of dinner cooking, curtains billowing out of open windows, trying to catch the breeze. People pass by and smile and nod, friendlier now in the cool of the evening. I catch the sounds of dogs barking, kids laughing, mothers calling, televisions droning and birds squawking. All these things are home to me. And when I’m away, it’s what I miss. The simple things that we might take for granted are the things that make our lives worthwhile.





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