Favorite Summer Memories

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, summer weather is upon us, or nearly so. What are some of your childhood summer memories?

From fourth through 6th grade, I lived in a housing development that had a small lake. One end was for fishing for sunnies and the occasional catfish. We swam at the other end. The mark of being a "big kid" was to be able to swim out to the raft. When I finally managed to do that, I realized that it was even more crucial to be able to swim all the way back again!

Summer baseball. Man I loved burying my face in my mitt and breathing deeply to enjoy the smell of an oiled glove. I can still smell it today.

Oh and the din of the swimming pool. The ballfield and pool were in the same park and I spent the great majority of my summer hours there. 🙂

Originally posted by pawnhandler
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, summer weather is upon us, or nearly so. What are some of your childhood summer memories?

From fourth through 6th grade, I lived in a housing development that had a small lake. One end was for fishing for sunnies and the occasional catfish. We swam at the other end. The mark of being a "big kid" was to ...[text shortened]... o do that, I realized that it was even more crucial to be able to swim all the way back again!

Riding my bike, setting off cherry bombs, hot nights and no school.

the swimming pool down the street, and the blackberry vines behind it.

Originally posted by zeeblebot
the swimming pool down the street, and the blackberry vines behind it.

Swimming, golfing, sailing and canoeing down to "The Waterfalls" (a secluded spot) at the end of our lake with a book and enjoying the sound of the water cascading over them.

seeing the first "lightning bugs" of summer

tree climbing

the feeling that summer was endless

swimming, anywhere

baseball

blueberry popsicles

Oh! You innocent lot!

Doing it in the hay, unseen........ that was summer at aged 11!













swapping stolen marbles, of course! 😉

Originally posted by mikelom
Oh! You innocent lot!

Doing it in the hay, unseen........ that was summer at aged 11!

Originally posted by eagles54
cornering a goat in the barn definitely disqualifies as innocent behavior

Spending a lot of time in a big city park that had boating lakes, tiddlers and sticklebacks and best of all a lido.
My Mum sitting in the sun in the garden with her Mynah bird, and the smell of her sun tan oil. Also the smell of tomatoes growing in the greenhouse always reminds me of those summers.

Its raining... 🙁

Originally posted by pawnhandler
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, summer weather is upon us, or nearly so. What are some of your childhood summer memories?

From fourth through 6th grade, I lived in a housing development that had a small lake. One end was for fishing for sunnies and the occasional catfish. We swam at the other end. The mark of being a "big kid" was to ...[text shortened]... o do that, I realized that it was even more crucial to be able to swim all the way back again!