Top 10 Things I love about Summer!

1. Catching Fireflies! Also known as lighting Bugs. They come out in early summer evenings and brighten up the whole day. It's like watching fireworks all summer. I remember catching them as a kid and putting them in a jar. I love this picture because it brings back some delightful memories of being a carefree kid on a cool summer evening.

2. Later Sunsets. I can get home. Make dinner and still have time to sit in the backyard and watch the sunset.

3. Fresh fruits and vegetables! I love going to the grocery store and picking out fresh fruit and vegetables. I love the variety and all the beautiful colors.

4. Lounging in a hammock or under a shady tree! I love having my devotions outside on the picnic table by my secret garden and the grape arbor. I love the flowers and cool breezes.

5. Ice cream or icy pops on a hot day. Eating something really cold on a really hot day.

6. The smell of newly mowed grass. Also seeing a nicely manicured lawn from my office window. (the smell is the best though!)

7. Beautiful gardens blazing with color. I love all the beautiful gardens, roses, hydrangea, crepe myrtle, magnolias, and honey suckle.

8. Wearing sandals or flip-flops! I love to hear the clip clop of flip-flops. I like having my toes and feet aired out. I like having my toe nails painted.

9. Cool looking sunglasses and beach hats. Maybe its a flash back from my days of reading Seventeen Magazine and the ads that said, " Who is that behind the Foster Grants?" but I love cool looking sunglasses and beach hats.

10. What every Southern Woman knows to carry in her purse....A collapsible fan! It has only been a few years ago that a very gracious southern lady introduced me to carrying a collapsible fan (especially a pretty lacey one). She explained to me that it has many advantages.....it needs no batteries, it keeps the bugs off you, you can be flirtatious, it definitely will cool you off, and it also entertains babies in church. What more could you ask for!