… you wake up at 6 in the morning. And the sun is already shining.
… you wake up all sweaty and craving a cold shower. (Ok that one may also indicate something else but we are not getting into that.)
… you have flower boxes to water before you head to work.
… you can have breakfast on your balcony. Without wearing long sleeves.
… your office is colder than outside. So you put on long sleeves when you arrive.
… you have to dodge footbags. In and out of the office.
… you soften a pair of awesome new sandals. And get blisters. And worry about the hard skin on your feet that doesn’t look so good in said sandals.
… you get home at 5. And the sun is still up.
… bad days weigh down on you. But not as much as the hot humidity of the ambient air.
… the thunders growls for hours. Without any rain.
… the humidity and thunder builds up a tension that tingles your senses.
… the sky finally releases its stress and you can dance in the rain and let it wash away your woes. Without getting cold.
For me, summer arrived last Tuesday when I chased away a bad day by playing Caravane Palace and dancing in the rain on my balcony.
Hey there Summer, thanks for getting here. Please stay for more than three months.
May 27th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
I love how you express this post so poetically without seeming to try. Dancing on your balcony in the rain, coming home before sunset. You even make waking up all sweaty sound inviting. Double entendrés or not.
May 28th, 2010 at 7:21 am
Double entendre are where miscommunication and awesomesauce lie! 😉
You’re right. I didn’t try to be poetic. Now that I read it after letting it rest, I realise I am. Maybe my subconscious is a poet!?
May 28th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Isn’t that what makes double entendrés fun!?
May 28th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Sure is!
May 30th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
I love your list! I have one thing to add to it…the birds now wake me up on regular work days as they are up with the sun before I am!
Dancing in the rain! I did that in my back yard on Friday night. We had a flash thunderstorm & the rain was so warm & inviting that I just had to go out in it. Dancing in the rain has always been one of my favourite things to do!
May 31st, 2010 at 6:59 am
How could I forget the birds?!
I miss having a backyard. *sighs* One day, I’ll have a house.