Things I love about the summer (on a 58 degree day in Cambridge, it seems awfully far away!):

• The sound of halyards snapping against masts in Marion harbor
• Sauvignon blanc on the rocks on the back porch in Marion
• When it cools off at night enough for open windows and blankets
• Watching the children run through sprinklers naked and being sorely tempted to join them
• The smell of sunscreen
• Flip flops all the time, or, even better, bare feet
• Swimming in the ocean, every day, no matter what the weather, when I’m in Marion
• Summer thunderstorms (a passion already detailed below)
• Shiny bright red toenails
• Jack Rodgers
• Driving to the beach in a bathing suit, towel, and bare feet
• Early morning runs before the sun comes up and the heat sets in
• Blue hydrangeas in full bloom